bcsh Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I am wondering if there is a way that I can connect to the isy directly and make changes to the programming without having a internet connection. What I have tried is connecting the computer and isy to a switch via ethernet cable but the isy does not pop up in the admin console "isy finder" This is not for permanent link just something temporary so I can make some changes. Would it be possible to connect the isy to my computer directly through one cable? Thanks! Link to comment
stusviews Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Try an Ethernet crossover cable. Link to comment
Xathros Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I am wondering if there is a way that I can connect to the isy directly and make changes to the programming without having a internet connection. What I have tried is connecting the computer and isy to a switch via ethernet cable but the isy does not pop up in the admin console "isy finder" This is not for permanent link just something temporary so I can make some changes. Would it be possible to connect the isy to my computer directly through one cable? Thanks! Yes it is quite doable. You will either ned a crossover cable between the computer and ISY or a switch and two standard ethernet cables. In either case, both the ISY and the computer will need to be configured with appropriate Static IP addresses since there will be no DHCP server available in this configuration to provide addresses for either the computer or the ISY. Example: Computer Static IP: 192.168.1.2 with Netmask 255.255.255.0 - no gateway necessary. ISY Static IP: 192.168.1.3 with Netmask 255.255.255.0 - no Gateway necessary. Hope this helps. -Xathros Link to comment
bcsh Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 So I just made a crossover cable. When you mean configure could I just turn off the isy and turn it on with the cross over cable connected to the computer and isy? would that make it show up in my isy finder? Link to comment
Xathros Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Unless your computer is providing DHCP services then no, you will need to set the ISY's network configuration to something compatible ahead of time. I recommend using settings that will work when connected to your regular network this way to don't have to reset things to get it working again when switching back to your network. If you don't intend on having the ISY on the regular network then this does not matter as much. -Xathros Link to comment
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