Heating control - user manual
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Instructions for the installation and setup
of the device
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DEVICE CONFIGURATION
In order to configure the device you will need a laptop or possibly a standard PC (placed close enough to the
controller) and a USB interface and connection to the computer network by means of the Ethernet, Wi-Fi, etc.
(hereinafter referred to as the computer). The configuration is done by means of the controller web interface.
The first configuration of the network usually has to be done through the USB interface by means of the HC
downloader program which can be downloaded from the manufacturer’s website. You can find the description
of the program in the Chapter “HC downloader”. After the first configuration, you can use any mobile device
which runs a modern web browser supporting the HTML5 standard.
If it is not possible to proceed further in the configuration due to any reason, follow the instructions in the
Chapter “
Chyba! Nenalezen zdroj odkazů.
”.
CONFIGURATION OF THE CONNECTION TO THE CONTROLLER
Heating Control allows monitoring and configuration exclusively by means of the Ethernet port. In order to
start the communication it is necessary to configure the network connection correctly.
Always have the network and the controller access configured by a person with the appropriate
qualifications. The manufacturer does not provide any technical support for the problems
associated with the network configuration, except in the case of a provable malfunction of the
network interface of the controller.
It is advisable to carry out the first configuration of the network in the controller through connection to the
USB interface by means of the HC downloader software (in the case of connection via the Ethernet port the
connection will almost always be lost after a change of the parameters).
Knowledge of your local network parameters is the basis for a successful configuration. It is necessary to know
this data:
the IP address of your router, or possibly of another access point to your local network (if it is
installed),
the free range of IP addresses, i.e. addresses which do not belong in the range of dynamically assigned
addresses in the case of the switched-on DHCP server and at the same time they are not static
addresses of other devices in your local network,
the subnet mask of your local network which is used by all devices connected to it.
The controller allows only the configuration of the static IP address. The controller does not support dynamic
assigning mainly due to common use, i.e. access from the Internet via the network router and its NAT function
which practically requires a permanent address of the controller in the local network.
CONFIGURATION OF THE CONNECTION TO A LOCAL NETWORK
The network connection is configured in the “Settings” tab in the “
Network settings
” group.
Caution:
The network setting will only be effective after the controller has been reset (the option
“Reset unit on config. write”)!
IP address
: Set the IP address in such a way that it will not collide with another device in your local
network. For example, if the address of your router is
192.168.2.1
, you can set
192.168.2.10
if this
address does not already belong to another device in your local network and if this address does not
lie in the range of the dynamically assigned addresses of the DHCP server in your local network (it is
usually active in your router). The default IP address in the controller is 192.168.2.201.
