ReCon T Energy Logger
User manual
Advanced TCP/IP configuration and use
It is possible to access one or several ReCon T instruments inside the same LAN (Local Area
Network, your facility or office´s wireless or wired network), allowing the facility administrator to create a
network of measurement points using ReCon T units, gaining access to distributed data (via ModBus,
MedcalScope or web browser) from a computer located inside or out side this L AN.
This section applies only to RECONT with Ethernet instruments.
Accessing ReCon T from inside the same LAN
If the centralized data collector computer is inside the LAN, the local IP address of the unit is enough
to access the data. Medcal S cop e software provides an Instrument Name-IP Address table (which will be
stored in memory and, therefore, available every time MedcalScope is run) to ease the connection, provided
that ReCon T units are setup properly with static IP addresses, or their dynamic IP
addresses
are discovered on the fly
, or the router is configured to always assign the same IP address to the
same unit (via its MAC address –a unique identifier for each ReCon T-), which is usually done reserving
certain IPs for certain MACs (consult your router´s manual).
MedcalScope allows user to configure static IP addresses or DHCP dynamic addresses
There are software tools to discover the elements attached to a network
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Figure 15: MedcalScope´s Instrument Name-
IPaddress table
