TREND TOPS Installation User Manual

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Installation

TOPS Installation Instructions TG201036 Issue 1, 18/02/2009

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3.5 Specify the Network Adapter used for the Ethernet Network

If TOPS is to bind to the Trend IQ network it will attempt to connect to the Ethernet network using a suitable
network adaptor on the PC on which it is installed. However if more than one network adapter is installed on the PC
it is necessary to specify which network adaptor is to be used.

To specify the network adapter used for the Ethernet Network:

1. On the PC on which TOPS is installed on the Start menu point to Programs, point to Trend Control

Systems, then point to TOPS, and click Start TOPS.

2. Run 963 and log in, if the TOPS site has not been added to the 963's Device Viewer add it as described in

the 'Add a TOPS Site' section of the 963 Engineering Manual (TE200637). Click

,

and expand the TOPS site, right click

and click TOPS Configuration.

Or

Run the web browser, and enter the IP address or host name of the PC running TOPS followed by ':81'. E.g.
http://171.129.4.9:81. To connect to TOPS on your local PC enter 'http://localhost:81'.

The TOPS Login screen is displayed.

3. In the Username box enter 'admin' which is the username required to access TOPS.
4. In the Password box enter the password (default is no password).
5. Click Login. The TOPS Home screen is displayed.

Note that this may take some time.

6. In the TOPS Network pane click to next to 'TopsNetwork', and then click to next to 'TOPS Local Lan

(1)'.

7. Double click

TOPS Host (1). The Device Setup for TOPS Host (1) screen is displayed.

8. In the Network Adapter box select the network adapter TOPS is to use to connect to the Ethernet network.
9. Click Save.

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