KRAMER ELECTRONIC S LTD.
USER GUIDE
K-LAN Configurator
P/N: 2900-300374 Rev 4
Contents
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Contents
1 Configuring your Local Ethernet Port 1
2 Installing and Using Ethernet Configuration 5
2.1 Downloading and Installing Ethernet Configuration 5
2.2 Using K-LAN Configurator to Modify the IP Parameters of a Device 6
2.3 Testing Communication with the Device 8
Figures
Figure 1: Local Area Connection Properties Window 1
Figure 2: Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window 2
Figure 3: Internet Protocol Version 6 Properties Window 3
Figure 4: Internet Protocol Properties Window 4
Figure 5: K-LAN Configurator Main Window 6
Figure 6: Search Button 6
Figure 7: Settings Popup 7
Figure 8: Confirmation Message 8
Figure 9: Successful Upload Message 8
Figure 10: Successful Communication Message 9
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1 Configuring your Local Ethernet Port
After connecting the device to the Ethernet port, configure your local
Ethernet port as follows:
1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center.
2. Click Change Adapter Settings.
3. Highlight the network adapter you want to use to connect to the device and
click Change settings of this connection.
The Local Area Connection Properties window for the selected network
adapter appears as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Local Area Connection Properties Window
4. Highlight either Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) or Internet
Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) depending on the requirements of your IT
system.
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5. Click Properties.
The Internet Protocol Properties window relevant to your IT system appears
as shown in Figure 2 or Figure 3.
Figure 2: Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window
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Figure 3: Internet Protocol Version 6 Properties Window
6. Select Use the following IP Address for static IP addressing and fill in the
details as shown in Figure 4.
For TCP/IPv4 you can use any IP address in the range 192.168.1.1 to
192.168.1.255 (excluding 192.168.1.39) that is provided by your IT
department.
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Figure 4: Internet Protocol Properties Window
7. Click OK.
8. Click Close.
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2 Installing and Using K-LAN Configurator
To operate or configure your Kramer device via Ethernet, you need to do an initial
configuration of the Ethernet port in the device. To do so, you need to download
and install the K-LAN Configurator software and use it to configure the Ethernet
port.
A device can be controlled by up to three Ethernet devices, (such as, PCs or
remote controllers).
Note: The reply from the controlled device is sent only to the last connected
Ethernet device, (PC or remote controller).
2.1 Downloading and Installing K-LAN Configurator
To download and install K-LAN Configurator:
1. Using your Web browser, go to http://www.kramerelectronics.com and
download the installation software for K-LAN Configurator to your PC.
2. Using Windows Explorer, browse to the location to which you downloaded
the software.
3. Run Setup.exe to begin installation of the software.
4. When the installation process asks whether you want to install the software,
click Install.
5. When the installation is complete the main window is displayed as shown in
Figure 5.
The program automatically searches the LAN to discover Kramer devices
and displays their names and IP addresses. Press the Search icon to
search the LAN again.
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Figure 5: K-LAN Configurator Main Window
2.2 Using K-LAN Configurator to Modify the IP Parameters of a Device
To use K-LAN Configurator to modify the IP parameters of a device:
1. Click Start > K-LAN Configurator
The Search Button is displayed as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6: Search Button
2. Click the Search button for the software to search the network for Kramer
devices.
The main window is displayed as shown in Figure 5. If any devices that are
connected to your PC have been automatically identified, they are displayed
on the left hand side of the window.
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Note: If you have more than one network interface in your PC, K-LAN
Configurator may not always identify devices connected to the additional network
interfaces.
3. If you have more than one network interface in your PC, click Settings on
the menu bar.
The Settings popup is displayed as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7: Settings Popup
4. Select the required network interface from the Card: drop-down list.
5. Click Set.
6. If your device is not recognized automatically, click the search icon .
7. Modify the fields as required: Name, IP address, Subnet, Gateway and Local
IP port.
Note: The name is limited to 13 alpha-numeric characters.
8. Click Upload to Device .
The confirmation message is displayed a shown in Figure 8 and the settings
are uploaded to the device.
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Figure 8: Confirmation Message
9. Click OK.
The Upload message is displayed as shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9: Successful Upload Message
10. Click OK.
11. Click the search icon to refresh the display.
You can now connect the device to your LAN and communicate with it via
the Ethernet port.
2.3 Testing Communication with the Device
To test the communication with the device:
1. Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt
2. In the command prompt window, type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and Return,
where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address you uploaded in Section 2.2.
If communication is successful, a reply similar to that shown in Figure 10 is
displayed.
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Figure 10: Successful Communication Message
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