An irNetBox is usually discovered on a network using a specific UDP broadcast to which it replies providing information about how to connect to it. This is the default discovery mechanism for RedRat applications and the RedRat SDK.

There may be situations where this does not work, for example if UDP data packets are not routed between different subnets. In this case, you can assign your irNetBox a static IP address and then connect directly to it without needing to use the UDP discovery.

This can be done using the Lantronix Device Installer that is delivered on the CD with the irNetBox. It can also be downloaded from the Lantronix website. Start the IRNetBox Manager, and instruct it to connect directly to the irNetBox via its IP address. This is done from the IRNetBoxes -> Add (IP Address) menu item.

Once information about the irNetBox has been loaded and is shown on the RHS of the main window, change the setting of the Lookup Find Method from the default BROADCAST to IP_ADDRESS.

This information is stored locally on the PC, and all RedRat applications and the SDK will now use the IP address to directly connect to the irNetBox.