Crestron Electronics CP4N - TCP;IP Connection

154 • 4-Series™ Control Systems Product Manual — Doc. 8559B
TCP/IP Connection
DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) is enabled by default for 4-Series control systems.
NOTE: Crestron Toolbox autodiscovery can be used if the control system has access to the
DHCP server. The Device Discovery tool may also be used to discover the device and its IP
address on the network.
If DHCP is available on the local network, no additional configuration changes are required. If
DHCP is not available or if the administrator wishes to configure a static IP, the IP address,
default gateway, and DNS server settings must be set.
NOTE: If DHCPis off, it can be turned on from the control system front panel by pressing the
HW-Rbutton. Once the HW-RLEDbegins to flash, press the SW-Rbutton three times
rapidly.
Static IPsettings may be configured via USB using the Text Console tool or the Ethernet
Addressing function in Crestron Toolbox.
To configure Ethernet settings using the Text Console tool:
1. Connect the LAN port of the control system to the LAN with an Ethernet cable.
2. Open Crestron Toolbox software.
3. Select the Text Console tool (Tools > Text Console).
4. Establish a USB connection to the control system as described in USB Connection (on
page152).
5. Issue the following commands:
l
dhcp 0 off - Turns off DHCP to use manually configured network information
l
ipaddress 0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx - Sets the IP address of the control system to the
specific address, where "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" is the four octets of the IP address
l
ipmask 0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx - Sets the IP mask of the control system to the
specified mask, where "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" is the four octets of the mask address
l
defrouter 0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx - Sets the default network gateway to the
specified IPaddress, where "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" is the four octets of the default router
address
l
adddns xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx - Sets the DNS (domain name server) to use for DNS
name lookups, where "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" is the four octets of the DNS address.
NOTE:Although the control system will prompt that a reboot is required, the
commands above can be performed prior to executing the reboot.
To configure Ethernet settings using the Ethernet Addressing function, refer to the Crestron
Toolbox help file.