iFT Series Hardware Installation Manual ADPRO
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14.8 Connection via IP Modules (PRO E-IPM)
14.8.1 Summary
IPmodulesallowyoutoconnectPIRdetectorsviathelocalnetwork,insteadofviaanRS-485bus.Themodules
convertthesignalsfromnetworktoRS-485.TheyarepoweredviaPoE.
YouneedtosetuptheIPmodulessothattheycancommunicatewiththeXOdevice:assignanIPaddress,and
specifythecorrectcommunicationsettings.Forthis,youwillusetheLantronixDeviceInstallerprogram.
HoneywellrecommendstouseIPaddressesinthesamerangeasthelocalnetworkoftheXOdevice(eth0;not
ineth1whichistherangeoftheIPcameranetwork).
Aftertheconfiguration,youcanconnecttheIPmodulestothePIRdetectors,andfinallyaddtheIPmodulesto
theXOclient.
14.8.2 Setting up the IP Modules
TheIPmodulesonlyworkwiththeXOclientsoftwareiftheyhaveastaticIPaddressandusetheUDP
communicationprotocol.Furthermore,youmustsetuptheserialportsoftheIPmodules.
TosetuptheIPmodules,proceedasfollows:
1. ConnecttheIPmodulestothenetwork,andmakesurethatyourPCisinthesamenetwork.
2. DownloadandinstalltheLantronixDeviceInstallerprogram(availablefrom
www.lantronix.com/products/deviceinstaller).
3. LaunchDeviceInstaller.ItautomaticallystartssearchingfortheIPmodules(xPicodevices)onthenetwork.
Ifthesearchdoesnotstartautomatically,clickSearch.
4. Toconfigureamodule,double-clickitinthelist.