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Reference Manual
00809-0200-4410, Rev BC
Initial Connection
July 2017
Initial Connection
2.2 System requirements
The following requirements apply to the PC/laptop used to configure the Gateway. Additional
requirements may apply if using the Security Setup Utility or AMS Wireless Configurator. See Section 4:
Software Setup on page 21 for more information.
Web browser applications
Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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6.0–10.0
Ethernet
10/100 base-TX Ethernet communication protocol
2.3 Initial connection and configuration
2.3.1 Prepare PC/laptop
The PC/laptop will need to be configured to form a private network before communicating to the
Gateway. The network settings can be found in the control panel of the PC/laptop running a Microsoft
platform based operating system. To configure these settings:
1. Find and open the Control Panel (generally found from the Start Menu).
2. Open Network Connections.
3. Select Local Area Connection.
4. Right click the mouse and select Properties.
5. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then the Properties button.
6. From the General tab, select Use the following IP address button.
7. Set the IP Address to 192.168.1.12 and select the Tab button.
8. Select OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) window.
9. Select Close on the Local Area Connection window.
Internet proxies will need to be disabled through the PC/laptop’s default internet browser. Disable the
proxies with the following procedure:
1. Find and open the default internet browser.
2. Find the Tools menu and select Internet Options.
3. From the Connections tab, select the LAN Settings button.
4. Under Proxy Server, the boxes for Automatically Detect Settings and Use a proxy server for your LAN
should be unchecked.
5. Select OK to close the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings window.
6. Select OK to close the Internet Options window.
The PC/laptop is now set up to form a private network and to communicate with the Gateway.
Note
Connecting to the Gateway's secondary Ethernet port will require different network settings. See
Table 2 -1 for additional network settings.