Adding a unit to an existing installation – Comtrol 500 DeviceMaster User Manual
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Hardware Installation
DeviceMaster 500 User Guide: 2000501 Rev. A - 17
Hardware Installation
5.
Verify that the PWR LED has completed the boot cycle and network
connection for the DeviceMaster 500 is functioning properly using the table
below.
6.
Go to
on Page 19 for default network settings and how to
configure the DeviceMaster 500 for use.
Adding a Unit to an Existing Installation
Use this procedure to add another DeviceMaster 500 to an existing configuration.
1.
Install the DeviceMaster 500 to an Ethernet hub or server NIC using the
appropriate subsection found in
Note: Technical support recommends installing one unit at a time and testing
that unit when installing multiple units. In the event troubleshooting
must be done, a single unit is much easier to resolve than several at
once.
2.
Power-up the new DeviceMaster 500 and verify that the PWR or Status LED
lights.
3.
Program an IP address into the new DeviceMaster 500 using PortVision Plus.
4.
Configure serial ports to support the serial devices or upload configuration
files from PortVision Plus.
5.
Connect the serial devices.
LED Descriptions
PWR
LED on the front panel of the DeviceMaster 500 is lit, indicating you
have power and it has completed the boot cycle.
Note: The PWR LED flashes while booting and it takes approximately
15 seconds for the Bootloader to complete the cycle. When the
Bootloader completes the cycle, the LED has a solid, steady
light that blinks approximately every 30 seconds.
LNK
ACT
The red LNK ACT LED is lit, indicating
that you have a working Ethernet
connection.
COL
If the red COL LED is lit, there is a
network collision.
100
If the red 100 LED is lit, it indicates a
working 100 MB Ethernet connection (100
MB network, only). If the LED is not lit, it
indicates a 10 MB Ethernet connection.
LNK
ACT
COL
100
10/100 NETWORK
UP
DOWN