User's Manual

Troubleshooting Appendix
MTX Editor User’s Manual
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Troubleshooting
Problem Possible cause Action
MTX Editor can’t
communicate with
the device.
The IP address setting of the
computer is incorrect.
Refer to “MTX Setup Manual”, and set the IP address of the
computer.
A firewall is blocking
communication.
Windows 7 users:
Click [Start][Control Panel][System and
Security][Allow an App through Windows Firewall], then
click the [Change settings] button, and select the check
boxes for “Bonjour service” and “MTX Editor.” If MTX Editor
is not in the list, click the [Allow another app] button, add
MTX Editor, and select its check box.
Set the control panel view to [Category].
Windows 8 users:
Click [Windows] key + [X] key [Control Panel][System
and Security][Allow an App through Windows Firewall],
then click the [Change settings] button, and select the
check boxes for “Bonjour service” and “MTX Editor.” If MTX
Editor is not in the list, click the [Allow another app] button,
add MTX Editor, and select its check box.
Set the control panel view to [Category].
Can’t specify the
device’s IP
address from the
DHCP server.
The device was started up before
the DHCP server.
Start up the DHCP server before you start up the device.
The device’s IP SETTING is set to
UNIT ID.
Use the device’s DIP switch to set IP SETTING to PC.
A device is not
shown in the
Project window.
The device or the network switch is
not powered-on.
Power-on the device and the network switch.
Also, it will take several seconds after the device is
powered-on until it is shown in the Project window.
IP addresses conflict between
devices on the network.
If IP SETTING is set to UNIT ID, set the UNIT ID of the
devices in the network so that they do not conflict.
If IP SETTING is set to PC, use the [IP Address] dialog box
to specify an IP address that does not conflict. UNIT ID
conflicts can be viewed in the “Device Information” dialog
box.
The upper three numbers of the
computer’s IP address do not
match the upper three numbers of
the device’s IP address.
In the [IP Address] dialog box, set the IP address so that the
upper three numbers match.
If the subnet mask is set to 255.255.0.0, set the
upper two numbers to match.
The device is connected to
something other than the
NETWORK connector.
Connect the device to the NETWORK connector.
An incorrect network card is
selected.
In the “Network Setup” dialog box, select the network card
that is connected to the device.
Can’t monitor or
control the device.
The system is offline. In the toolbar, click the [Online] button to go online.
In the Project window, the device is
in the list of network devices.
There is an inconsistency between the settings of MTX
Editor and the settings of the device. Either use the “Device
Configuration Wizard” dialog box to change the settings in
MTX Editor, or change the settings of the device.
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