National Instruments NI 1450 Series - Manual (Page 62)

Chapter 5 Deployment
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To connect multiple NI 1450s to the same network, each NI 1450 must have
a unique IP address. By default, the configuration utility running on the
development computer displays each NI 1450 that exists on the subnet.
To add entries for NI 1450s that exist on other subnets, you must know the
IP address assigned to each NI 1450. This feature allows remote
configuration, programming, and monitoring of any NI 1450 not protected
by a firewall or user password.
Use the NI 1450 serial number and media access control (MAC) address to
uniquely identify each unit. The serial number and MAC address are
printed on the top side of each NI 1450 unit, as shown in Figure 5-2.
Figure 5-2. Serial Number and MAC Address Label on the NI 1450
The configuration environment on the host machine displays these values
in order to distinguish one NI 1450 from another. In addition to
distinguishing units based on serial number and MAC address, you can also
assign each NI 1450 a descriptive name in the configuration environment.
When configured to run an inspection, the NI 1450 can run autonomously
without connection to the host machine. All image acquisition, inspection,
decision making, and I/O occurs on the NI 1450 itself. For local monitoring
of the inspection, you can connect a monitor directly to the Video Out
connector on the NI 1450, as shown in Figure 5-3.