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Appendix F
Connecting a computer to Pro9 base station
To make adjustments to the Pro9 system you can connect a laptop directly into the comms port on
the bottom of the Pro9 base station. This appendix describes the process of making the connection.
This description is based on Windows 10, you may need to alter details to suit your operating system.
To provide communications a simple RJ45 network socket on the bottom of the Pro9 base station is
utilised. Connect a standard Cat5 lead from this socket to the network port of your laptop.
1. Press the Windows button on your keyboard and select the settings cog.
2. Select ‘Network and Internet’.
3. Select ‘Ethernet’, then ‘Change adaptor options’.
4. Right click on your ethernet connection and click ‘Properties’.
5. Double click on ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)’.
6. Select ‘Use the following IP address’ and type in the IP address field 192.168.1.1, then in the Subnet
mask field type 255.255.255.0
7. Press ok on the open dialog boxes to close them.
8. Open your web browser and type into the address bar 192.168.1.115
9. This will now bring up the Quail API for you to change the settings of the base.
10. Once you are happy with your setup, follow the above steps again, however in step 6 select the
‘obtain IP address automatically’ to return your computer to normal settings.
