Devices on the NETWORK
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Discovering Devices on the Network

A device discovery process, similar to WinDiscovery, is used to locate your MCR(s) on the LAN (Local Area Network). Note that you do not have to know the IP address or MAC address of the MCR for the discovery feature to function. Once discovered, you can select an MCR to communicate with and load a schedule..

To utilize the discovery feature:

First, select the "MCRs On Network" option from the "Tools" Menu.

The MCRs On Network window will be display.

Next, select the "Discover MCRs" button. A progress bar will be displayed while the devices are being discovered , followed by a list of MCRs discovered on the network

Note: You can sort the list by MAC address, IP address, Name, etc by clicking the column header.

To select an MCR to communicate with, double click on the row of the MCR of interest..

 

Password Entry

You must enter the password of each MCR[ you will be downloading a schedule to into] before communication with the MCR can occur. This information is saved in the MAC Address and Password database table. The "MCRs on Network" window allows you to enter the password.

Note: The factory default password for all MCRs is public. You must use the same password in the Event Time Basic application as you are using in the MCR and in WinDiscovery. If you have already changed the password on your MCR, from the default, then enter the new password.

The selected MCR can re-discovered or interrogated to refresh the information. Once the Password Status indicates "OK" the correct password has been entered.correctly . The "Schedule Status" field entry will indicate " Enabled" if the MCR can accept a schedule from this application..

Note: the MCR must have the Event Time Basic relay schedule option enabled and the single event relay schedule of the MCR must be disabled before it can accept a schedule from this applicaiton.

You may also manually enter the MAC address and password into the MAC Addresses & Passwords table. see the section


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