### Configure the Network Card

In order to communicate with the Perceptron controller box you will need to configure your dedicated NIC following these steps:

1. Open the Control Panel by clicking the Start button and selecting Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network Connections icon to view the current Network Connections.

3. From the list of LAN or High Speed-Internet, double click on the name of the NIC connected to the Perceptron controller box.

4. Click Properties on the General tab.

5. Unselect all items except Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) by clicking in the check box next to any of the items that are currently checked. This should leave the list with only Internet Protocol checked.

6. Highlight Internet Protocol by selecting the text (not the check box) and select P roperties.

7. On the General tab of the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, select the radio button labeled Use the following IP address and type the following values as shown in the image:

- IP address: 192.168.19.1

- Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

8. Click Advanced to open the Advanced TCP/IP Setting dialog box.

9. From the Advanced TCP/IP Settings dialog box select the WINS tab.

10. Select the Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP option in the NetBIOS setting area.

11. Click OK on the Advanced TCP/IP Settings dialog box, click OK on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box and then click OK on the <dedicated NIC> Properties dialog box.

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