[Video] Connecting a Laptop to the INSIGHTqcx Controller & First Time Login

In this article, we will show you how to connect your laptop to the INSIGHTqcx controller. 

VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS: 

WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS:

Items Needed:

• Ethernet cable
• INSIGHTqcx controller
• Laptop (Windows 10)

Steps:

• Find the Ethernet ports underneath the controller (you can use port 1 or port 2) and on your laptop

• Connect the Ethernet cable to the controller and the laptop in the ports identified
  • Ensure the connection and data lights are illuminated for a good connection

• On your laptop, RIGHT CLICK the windows icon and go to NETWORK CONNECTIONS

• Find and click on CHANGE ADAPTER OPTIONS

• Find and RIGHT CLICK on ETHERNET

• Find and LEFT CLICK on PROPERTIES

• Find and SELECT on VERSION 4 (TCP/IPv4), then click PROPERTIES

• On the bottom of the main screen of the controller, take note of the IP address of the port that your Ethernet cable is plugged in to.
  
  • PORT 1 is on the left and PORT 2 is on the right

• Back on your laptop, select USE THE FOLLOWING IP ADDRESS radio button
• Assign an IP address to your laptop that shares the same first 3 octets as the IP address of the controller.
  • For Reference:  
• The 4th octet that you are assigning to your laptop must be different than the 4th octet of the controller IP address, a common selection here is '100'. 
• Next, assign a default SUBNET MASK: 255.255.255.0
• Then click OK and CLOSE ALL WINDOWS on the laptop.

• On your laptop, open an internet browser
• Enter the IP Address of the controller noted previously in the URL bar and hit ENTER

• Once the controller home screen is presented, find and click the USER icon at the top right, and select LOGIN

• Login using the factory default credentials: 
  • USERNAME: admin
  • PASSWORD: ingersoll
• Click LOGIN
  • You will be required to change this to your own password after successful first login