Rice Lake MSI-9850 User Manual

MSI9850

RF Remote Weight Indicator

Ethernet Option

Supplement

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Table of Contents

Introduction...............................................................................................................4

Quick Start................................................................................................................4

Ethernet 10/100 Base-T Connection.........................................................................5

Cabling.................................................................................................................6

802.11 Connection....................................................................................................7

Configuring Network Settings..................................................................................7

MSI Scale Discovery Utility................................................................................7

Web Interface.....................................................................................................10

IP Settings......................................................................................................11

Wireless Settings...........................................................................................12

Now What?.............................................................................................................13

Appendix A – Using Hyper-terminal......................................................................14

Appendix B – FAQ.................................................................................................16

Appendix C – Wireless Troubleshooting................................................................17

Glossary..................................................................................................................18

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Introduction

The MSI-9850 Ethernet option provides the ability to connect your CellScale network directly to your PC, corporate network or the Internet. The Ethernet option is available as either wired 10/100Base-T or wireless 802.11b network interface.

Communications with the scale is accomplished with simple TCP protocol, bypassing the more complex serial communications with RS-232.

Quick Start

1. Connect to the network by physical connection or link with unsecured 802.11.

2. Access the MSI Scale Discovery Utility.

3. Scan the network for your MSI-9850.

4. Configure IP settings (see your network administrator if you do not know this information).

5. For 802.11 systems open the web interface and configure network and security settings.

6. Reboot the Ethernet interface to apply settings (allow 1 minute for reboot).

7. Scan the network to confirm settings have applied.

8. Open a chat from the MSI Scale Discovery Utility, or from any TCP client (Windows HyperTerminal, telnet) to confirm communications.

Illustration 1: Quick Start - Connecting to the Network

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Ethernet 10/100 Base-T Connection

The Ethernet interface defaults to use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for obtaining an IP address. It is not necessary to be running a DCHP server to discover the scale device on your network, because the MSI Scale Discovery Utility uses multicast IP to discover and configure the device.

Once the device has an IP address, further configuration can be done via the web page interface if necessary.

The Ethernet connection can be made to your network via a hub or switch etc., or can go directly to your computers Ethernet port using a swapped Ethernet cable. For details, please reference your networking hardware User Guide, or contact your network administrator.

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Cabling

MSI provides a field installable mating connector (MSI #13587) that allows customers to interface with their own Ethernet cabling. The connector accepts cables up to 8mm.

Cable Assembly

1. First slide the pressure nut 1 and the housing 2 over the cable (Fig.1).

2. Strip the cable sheath over a length of approx. 28mm. Trim the braided shield to a length of approx. 12mm (Fig. 2).

3. See table 1 for the core assignment.

4. Guide the individual cores fully into the marked chambers. Pay attention to use the correct chambers and only

5. one core per chamber (Fig. 3).

6. Contact the cores by pressing the termination blocks 4 together according to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5. The termination blocks engage at the end stop.

7. Pull the housing 2 out as far as the plug insert 3 and hold it tight while you screw the plug insert onto it (Fig. 6).

8. Push the pressure nut 1 on the housing. Tighten the pressure nut firmly (Fig. 7).

Pin TIA 568 B

Color

1 White/Orange TD+

2 Orange TD-

3 White/Green RD+

4 Green RD-

Function

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802.11 Connection

The MSI-9850 802.11 interface defaults to an unsecured connection. This allows the device to connect to any unsecured network for configuration. Once connected to an unsecured network, any secure network settings can be applied and the unit will operate the secure network from that point on.

Information on configuring the wireless security settings can be found in the web interface, wireless settings. Please also refer to Appendix C – Wirelesss Troubleshooting.

Configuring Network Settings

Network settings can be configured from the MSI Scale Discovery Utility, or by opening a web page and pointing it at the scale device address. The network configuration is specific to every network. Please consult your network administrator for this information.

MSI Scale Discovery Utility

The Scale Discovery Utility can be accessed from

http://direct.msiscales.com/products/software/utilities/scalediscovery/. The program requires Java 1.5

or greater to run. The Scale Discovery Utility uses UDP port 2362 and a multicast IP address of

224.0.5.128. You will need to enable these on your firewall for the Scale Discovery Utility to work.

The program is loaded from the web page via Java Web Start technology. This ensures whenever you start the program you are using the latest version each time. Following is the main program window.

Illustration 2: MSI Scale Discovery Utility

The first step when using the Scale Discovery Utility is to “Scan Network” for your scale. The scan should take five seconds, when complete will show a list of the scales found. Note that when the scale first turns on, the network interface should be allowed 1 minute to boot up and acquire an address.

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