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Section 1: Initial Connection
April 2015
Initial Connection
1.2 System requirements
The following requirements apply to the PC/Laptop used to configure the Gateway. Additional
requirements may apply if using the optional Security Setup Utility or AMS
®
Wireless
Configurator. See Section 2: Software Setup for more information.
Web browser applications:
Mozilla Firefox
®
1.5 or higher
Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer
®
6.0 or higher
Ethernet:
10/100BaseTX Ethernet communication protocol
1.3 Initial setup
1.3.1 Prepare PC/laptop
The PC/Laptop will need to be configured to form a private network before communicating to
the Gateway. The network settings can be found in the control panel of the PC/Laptop. To
configure these settings:
1. Find and open the Control Panel. (It is generally found from the Start Menu.)
2. Open Network Connections.
3. Select Local Area Connection.
4. Right click the mouse and select Properties from the list.
5. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and choose the Properties button.
6. From the General tab, select Use the following IP address button.
7. Set the IP Address to 192.168.1.12 and press the Tab button.
8. A Subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 should fill in automatically.
9. Select OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) window.
10. Select Close on the Local Area Connection window.
Internet proxies will need to be disabled through the PC/Laptop's default Internet browser.
1. Find and open the default Internet browser (typically Microsoft Internet Explorer).
2. Find the Tools menu and select Internet Options.
3. From the Connections tab, select the LAN Settings button.
4. Under Proxy Server the boxes for Automatically Detect Settings and Use a proxy server
for your LAN should be unchecked.