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6 Networking
To connect a machine to an established mixed network:
1. Enter Management mode.
2. Go to the communications menu and press enter.
3. Go to Advanced setup menu and press enter.
4. Go to the Machine IP Address and change the address so
that the network address is the same as the existing
network and so that the machine address is different from
the other machines on the network.
5. Change the Sub-net mask so that it is the same as the
existing network.
Note: For Phase 1 machines, the appropriate default sub-net
mask will be selected automatically according to the class of IP
address used.
6. Connect the new machine to the network hub.
7. If necessary update the machine's PLU file by performing a
network dump (see updating a client machine).
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
This is an industry standard networking protocol. Its purpose
is to simplify the administration of IP addresses on a network.
When DHCP is enabled, the scale IP address, subnet mask
and default gateway are allocated by the DHCP server.
To use DHCP, at the scale, enter an IP address 0.0.0.0. Each
time the scale reboots, it will request an IP address from the
DHCP server. A test print from the scale will print the IP
address allocated to the machine.
Updating a client machine
To update a client machine so that it uses the same PLUs,
label formats and logos as the server machine:
1. Using the server machine, enter Management mode.
2. Select the Communications menu.
3. Select Network Dump. When asked "Are You Sure?" press
the Yes key.
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