The NDACS 6000 series instruments operate just like any other network device and so must be configured for network operations. It is unlikely that
the default factory settings for the instruments will be suitable for direct client operations unless setup information is installed at the time of shipment from Keynes.

NDACSnetinfo.jar IP Address Setting Utility

A simple software utility is available for setting the IP address and sub-net mask for the NDACS instruments. The limitation on using this software is that only a single instrument can be configured at any one time.

The NDACSnetinfo.jar software uses broadcast packets to talk to the instruments. This method of configuration means that no matter what the default instrument IP address or the network settings of the computer being used to undertake the configurations, the NDACSnetinfo.jar utility can write the desired network parameters directly into the NDACS.

NDACS Connection for IP Address Changes

Figure 1 shows a single NDACS on a LAN. Multiple instruments can be deployed but they must be powered off when IP address changes are made with the NDACSnetinfo.jar software.

Figure 2 shows the NDACS connected to a PC via a cross over cable. This is the preferred way of making the initial instrument IP address configuration changes.

Instrument Web Interface

Once the instrument IP address is set and operating on the new network then future IP address changes can be made directly using the instrument network configuration web page interface.

The NDACSnetinfo.jar utility is useful when the instrument IP address has been forgotten. New network details can be directly loaded into the instrument

NDACSnetinfo.jar Operation

java -jar NDACSnetinfo.jar all IP-Address Subnet-mask

Parameters

all -- set all instruments on the network to defined IP Address
ID number of instrument on network if remote from
configuration PC.

IP-Address -- Suitable IP address for ndacs network operations.

Subnet-mask -- Instrument network sub-net mask for compatibility

Example. Use the NDACSnetinfo.jar utility to set the IP address of an NDACS with default IP address 23.0.0.95 subnet mask 255.0.0.0 to new network settings 192.168.0.1 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0

Using a DOS command shell (DOS application in Windows)
issue command

java -jar NDACSnetinfo.jar all 192.168.0.1 255.255.0.0

Once the software has completed operation and as long as a suitable network connection is available, then issuing the following command
in a web browser will bring up the instrument web interface

http://192.168.0.1 will now activate the instrument