Comtrol 500 DeviceMaster - Manual (Page 29)

DeviceMaster 500 User Guide: 2000501 Rev. A Device Driver Installation - 29
Device Driver Installation
Configuring the NS-Link Driver for Windows
The DeviceMaster 500 must be connected to the local network segment or directly
to a NIC on the host system to operate in MAC mode to perform the following
procedure.
1. Access the Properties page for the DeviceMaster 500.
a. Right-click My Computer or Computer, click Manage, and then highlight
Device Manager.
b. Expand the Multi-port serial adapters entry, right-click the DeviceMaster
500 you want to configure, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Network Connections tab.
3. Enter the address from
the MAC address label
on the DeviceMaster
500 or select the MAC
address from the drop
list.
Note: If you enter the
MAC address,
make sure that
you use the
correct format:
00 C0 4E xx xx
xx. A space must
separate each
pair of digits.
4. Click OK to program
the driver with the
MAC address of the
DeviceMaster 500.
The Properties page
closes automatically.
5. Re-open the Properties
page for the DeviceMaster 500 and select the Network Connections tab.
6. Click Program Addresses into Device.
7. Click the appropriate
addressing method in the
Program IP Address into
Device dialog for your
environment and click Ok.
8. To run the driver using an
IP address, click IP Mode in
the Network Connection
Mode group and Ok when
you are returned to the
Network Connections tab.
9. Go to the next subsection to
configure the COM port
properties.