Issue
User needs to connect to the M765RD remote display, but does not now the default IP address
Product Line
M765RD, M765RDPS, S765RD, S765RDPS
Environment
Remote Displays
Cause
The remote displays for the ION7650 meters have a default IP address based on the MAC address of the device
Resolution
To find the default IP address for these remote displays located the MAC address on the label located on the back of the display. After you have the MAC address follow the steps below.
1.) The format of the IP address is 172.16.nnn.nnn
2.) The last two octets are derived by the last two bytes of the MAC address.
3.) Convert the last 2 bytes from Hexadecimal to Decimal
4.) Insert the two numbers into the format in step 1.
See the example below:
Display MAC address: 00:60:78:01:12:DC
The last 2 bytes are 12 and DC respectively
Hex Conversion of the bytes:
12 = 18
DC = 220
Insert the converted bytes into the format from step 1.
172.16.18.220
