This article covers instructions for manually setting up an IP address on your PC/laptop in order to communicate directly with the smartdirectors or smartengines secondary port over a wired ethernet connection. Note: In the example, we are using Windows 10 and Mac OS Sierra Operating systems.
Windows Operating System:
Steps to follow | This is what you will see |
Step 1. Click the Start icon (or press Start button on the keyboard), and then tap or click Settings.
Step 2. Click on Network and Internet.
Step 3. Click on Ethernet.
Step 4. Click on Change Adapter Options
Step 5. Right Click on the Ethernet connection and choose Properties from the drop-down menu.
Step 6. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click on the Properties button.
Step 7. Note: If any of the fields are already populated in this dialog box as well as the “Advanced…” section, please take a screenshot or write them down as they appear. This is because we can revert back to the original network adapter settings after we are done. Select the radio button for “Use the following IP address:” and fill them out with the following information as listed.
Click on the OK button when done followed by clicking on the OK button of the Ethernet Properties dialog box. |
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Mac OS Operating System:
Steps to follow | This is what you will see |
Step 1. Choose Apple menu and select System Preferences…
Step 2. Click on Network icon in System Preferences.
Step 3. Select the network connection you want to modify (such as Ethernet) in the list shown on the left-hand side.
Step 4. Click on Configure IPv4 drop-down menu on the right-hand pane and choose Manually.
Step 5. Fill out the fields as follows:
…and click on the Apply button upon completion.
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