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Note: A separate, third-party network device must be accommodated in the system to create a LAN

connection. This could raise reliability issues, particularly in touring applications. Any network

devices should be chosen with this consideration in mind.

4.2 Establishing a peer-to-peer connection

4.2.1 Physical connection

You must first establish a NomadLink subnet before connecting your MA Netcontrol host computer.

Connect the PC to the MA-NET1 unit using an Ethernet cable. A crossover cable should be used for peer-to-

peer connections; however, many newer PCs will allow peer-to-peer connection using a standard (“straight”)

Ethernet cable. See Figure 1.

Note: Two Ethernet ports are provided on the MA-NET1: one on the front-panel and one on the rear-panel.

(The front-panel port is primarily for temporary setup and service use.) However, only one PC

running MA Netcontrol may be connected to each subnet (MA-NET1) at a time.

Figure 1

4.3 TCP/IP setup

To establish direct (peer-to-peer) communication between the MA Netcontrol host PC and the MA-NET1, you

first must set the TCP/IP address in your computer.

The MA-NET1 has following default address:

IP: 192.168.1.166

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Gateway: 0.0.0.0

The PC must be set manually to a compatible address, such as the following.

IP: 192.168.1.100

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Gateway: 0.0.0.0 (leave blank)