Connecting a DT80 Range Logger to an Ethernet Modem
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1. anual Once you have successfully entered the TCP IP settings you can use unload commands to push data to an FTP server over the mobile network2. datalaker Technical Note TN 0035 Connecting a dataTaker DT80 Range Data Logger to an Ethernet modem 1 Prerequisites e Nil 2 Required Equipment dataTaker DT80 range data logger Ethernet modem Crossover Ethernet cable Active SIM card 3 Process 3 1 Connection to the modem 1 Insert the SIM card into your modem Following the guide supplied with your modem apply the necessary settings to automatically connect to the mobile network Also note down any settings that relate to TCP IP Connect the antenna to your modem Apply power to the dataTaker Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the dataTaker and the other end into the Ethernet modem Figure 1 Ensure the plugs click when connected a Figure 1 Ethernet connection to the dataTaker and a Call Direct modem 6 Connect the power to the modem wait for it to power up 7 Now that the two devices are connected and powered to ensure that they can talk over the Ethernet cable they must have their TCP IP settings configured a Ifthe modem supports dynamic IP addressing it will automatically assign an IP address to the logger and you should proceed to the Dynamic IP Addresses section b Ifthe modem does not support dynamic IP addressing then you must configure the IP settings of the dataTaker manually proceed to the Static IP Addresses section Page 1 of 2 TN 0035 A0 TN 0035 3 2 Obtaining an IP Address 3 2 1 Dynamic IP Addresses If the m
3. odem has assigned an IP address to the logger then it will be displayed on the Eth IP screen as shown in Figure 2 use the UP DOWN arrows to navigate to this screen Figure 2 Eth IP sample screen Auto NOTE If the IP address begins with 169 254 then the logger has assigned itself an IP not the server In this case a static IP address must be used 3 2 2 Static IP Addresses To assign a static IP address you will need to follow these steps 1 Obtain the default TCP IP settings from the modem user manual 2 Plug the USB cable into the USB slave socket on the side of the dataTaker and the other end into a PC 3 Running the X software connect to your dataTaker 4 Enter the following commands into the command window Where XXX XXX KXX XXX represents the settings provided by the modem user manual PROFILE ETHERNET IP ADDRESS XXX XXX XXX KKK PROFILE ETHERNET SUBNET_MASK XXX XXX XXX XXX PROFILE ETHERNET GATEWAY XXX XXX XXX KKK PROF ILE NETWORK DNS_SERVER_1 XXX XXX XXX XXX PROF ILE NETWORK DNS_SERVER_2 XXX XXX XXX XXX NOTE The dataTaker IP address will be the same as the IP address of the modem except for the last three digits 5 You will be able to check the dataTaker IP address any time by looking at the Eth IP screen on the dataTaker LCD as shown in Figure 2Figure 3 use the UP DOWN arrows to navigate to this screen Figure 3 Eth IP sample screen M
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