Configuring Communication
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4. Toggle the DHCP/Static field (from the IP Settings section) until the choice cycles to Static. The IP Address,
Subnet Mask, and Gateway fields then become user-editable (red).
5. Press the IP Address field to open a Keyboard and enter the Static IP Address (provided by your System
Administrator).
6. Press Done after you are finished entering the IP information.
7. Repeat the same process for the Subnet Mask and Gateway fields.
8. Press the optional Host Name field to open the Keyboard and enter the Host Name information.
9. Press Done after you are finished assigning the alpha-numeric string of the host name.
10. Press the Primary DNS field to open a Keyboard, enter the Primary DNS Address (provided by your System
Administrator) and press Done when compete. Repeat this process for the Secondary DNS field.
11. Press the Domain field to open a Keyboard, enter the resolvable domain Address (this is provided by your System
Administrator and equates to a unique Internet name for the panel), and press Done when complete.
12. Setup the security and communication parameters between the wireless card and the target WAP by configuring the
Wireless Settings section on this page. Refer to the following section for detailed procedures to setup either a secure
or insecure connection.
Step 2: Configuring the Card’s Wireless Security Settings
The second step to successfully setting up your wireless card is to configure the Wireless Settings section of the Wireless
Settings page. The section configures both the communication and security parameters from the internal wireless card to
the WAP. The procedures outlined within the following sections use an NXA-WAP200G and the target WAP.
Configuring the Modero’s wireless card for unsecured access to a WAP200G
1.
Power-down the Modero unit and follow the wireless card installation procedures (on NXD panels) outlined in the
Step 2: Install the 802.11g mini-PCI Wireless Card section on page 31.
2. Power-up the panel (this allows it to detect the card).
3. Press the Protected Setup button (located on the lower-left of the panel page) to open the Protected Setup page and
display an on-screen keypad.
4. Enter 1988 into the Keypad’s password field and press Done when finished.
5. Press the Wireless Settings button (located on the lower-left) to open the Wireless Settings page.
6. From within the Wireless Settings section of the Wireless Settings page, touch the Network Name (SSID) field
(FIG. 77).
7. From the Service Set Identifier keyboard, enter the SSID name used by your target Wireless Access Point (case
sensitive).
Once you have completed setting up the wireless card parameters, you must then
navigate to the System Settings page and configure the communication parameters
for the target Master. Until those parameters are configured, your Connection Status
icon will remain red (indicating that there is no current connection to a Master).
FIG. 77 Wireless Settings page (showing default values)
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