CodaOctopus F180R - Testing the Network Connection

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F180R MOTION Sensor User and Reference Guide

5. Select OK to close the Connection Properties window

6. Select Close the Local Area Connection Status window.

7. Start MOTION Control to check if the connection could be established successful.

6.4.2.3 Testing The Network Connection

1. To check the network settings on a Windows PC:

Open a Command Line (Start > in the run field type cmd, hit Enter)

Type ipconfig -all and press Enter.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . .: XXXXXX

Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . .:

Node Type. . . . . . . . . . . .: Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled . . . . . . .: No

WINS Proxy Enabled . . . . . . .: No

DNS Suffix Search List . . . . .: XXXXXX

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : XXXXXX

Description. . . . . . . . . . .: NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet

Adapter (NGRPCI)

Physical Address . . . . . . . .: XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX

DHCP Enabled . . . . . . . . . .: No

IP Address . . . . . . . . . . .: 195.0.0.182

Subnet Mask. . . . . . . . . . .: 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway. . . . . . . . .: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

DNS Servers. . . . . . . . . . .: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Primary WINS Server. . . . . . .: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Firewall network security applications can prevent successful communication between the PC

and the F180R System. If no connection can be established then you should switch off any

firewall services that your PC is running. Only do this if you are sure that there is no external

security risk to your PC from switching off the firewall. Seek further advice if necessary.

2. PING PC to the F180R System

On the command line you have opened in the first step type ping 195.0.0.180 (or the IP

address that you have set on the F180R System). If successful you should see the following

results:

Pinging 195.0.0.180 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 195.0.0.180: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255

Ping statistics for 195.0.0.180:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

If the ping fails you will see: