Prerequisites:
-
Niagara 4.7 or later
Workbench
- If not already installed, install the
Niagara 4.7 or later software on your PC, including its permanent license.
- Typically, the license file for the Edge device already resides on the licensing server, where (if you have Internet connectivity) it is automatically retrieved during the
licensing step of the Commissioning Wizard.
NOTE: If you were emailed a license archive (.lar file) or .license file for the
Edge device, and you wish to use it instead of the online license server (for some reason, for example your
Workbench PC will not have Internet connectivity when you are commissioning the device, make the file available to
Workbench first, as follows:
- Copy the file to your
!security/licenses/inbox folder, then restart
Workbench. For more details, refer to the section “Local license inbox” in the Niagara Platform Guide.
- Attach one end of a standard category-5 Ethernet unshielded twisted pair (UTP) patch cable to the RJ-45 Ethernet connector
for LAN1 (labeled PRI) on the Edge device.
- Attach the other end of the patch cable to a network port or directly to an Ethernet hub.
- Power up the Edge device.
- Record your PC’s current IP settings, then re-assign your PC’s IP address for its Ethernet NIC (network interface card). If
necessary, refer to Windows online Help for details on configuring TCP/IP settings.
NOTE: As an alternative to re-assigning your PC’s IP address, you can do one of the following:
- Obtain a USB-to-Ethernet network adapter (second network interface card, or NIC), and use it with an Ethernet crossover cable
to commission Edge devices. In this case, configure this second NIC to use the settings in the remainder of this step.
- Use a serial shell mode connection to the Edge device to re-assign its factory IP address settings. After making this change and rebooting the device, you can continue commissioning
using
Workbench. This requires a USB-to-MicroUSB adapter cable, VCP driver, and a special power-up mode for the Edge device.
VCP (Virtual COM Port) drivers cause a USB device to appear as an additional COM port available to the PC. Using terminal
emulation software, such as PuTTY or ClearTerminal, the PC can access the USB device in the same way as it would access a
standard COM port. VCP driver downloads are available at www.ftdichip.com and other sites.
For this initial connection to a factory-shipped Edge device, configure your PC’s NIC to use an IP address in the same subnet as the Edge device, as well as a matching subnet mask.
Set the IP address in the range: 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254
with a subnet mask of: 255.255.0.0
NOTE: Do not assign your PC the identical IP address as the Edge device’s factory-assigned IP address.
- From your PC, start
Workbench. The Nav tree should be visible in the side bar area (left pane).
If not, from the menu bar, select .