11 connection, Configuring network settings, Msi scale discovery utility – Rice Lake MSI-9850 CellScale RF Digital Indicator - Ethernet Option Supplement User Manual
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802.11 Connection
The MSI-9850 802.11 interface defaults to an unsecured connection. This allows the device to connect
to any unsecured network for configuration. Once connected to an unsecured network, any secure
network settings can be applied and the unit will operate the secure network from that point on.
Information on configuring the wireless security settings can be found in the web interface, wireless
settings. Please also refer to Appendix C – Wirelesss Troubleshooting.
Configuring Network Settings
Network settings can be configured from the MSI Scale Discovery Utility, or by opening a web page
and pointing it at the scale device address. The network configuration is specific to every network.
Please consult your network administrator for this information.
MSI Scale Discovery Utility
The Scale Discovery Utility can be accessed from
he program requires
or greater to run. The Scale Discovery Utility uses UDP port 2362 and a multicast IP address of
224.0.5.128. You will need to enable these on your firewall for the Scale Discovery Utility to work.
The program is loaded from the web page via Java Web Start technology. This ensures whenever you
start the program you are using the latest version each time. Following is the main program window.
The first step when using the Scale Discovery Utility is to “Scan Network” for your scale. The scan
should take five seconds, when complete will show a list of the scales found. Note that when the scale
first turns on, the network interface should be allowed 1 minute to boot up and acquire an address.
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Illustration 2: MSI Scale Discovery Utility