OK gentlemen, now I am scared to death bearing in mind what has gone on before. I have burakkucat giving concise instruction, ryant704, with a warning about the DHCP server. No matter, I began to follow instruction correctly, changed my computer to 192.168.1.100, then started to go down the list. All went well till I changed the address to 192.168.1.254. As before, the DHCP box had a yellow frame around it and the warning message about two IP addresses clashing. No matter, keep going, which I did, "left click on submit" OK, but nothing happened, the screen just stayed there. So I logged of manually and closed the browser. Now, leaving the computer with 192.168.1.100, opened my browser and tried to log on with 192.168.1.254, no joy, "You are not connected to a network". My fault, I had not changed the computer IP address, so did so, back to automatic. Still no joy, "you are not connected to a network". OK, lets try again, change the computer back to 192.168.1.100, access my browser and ask for 192.168.1.1, Log on no problem, change the IP address as instructed to 192.168.1.254, ignore the yellow warning box and log out. Log back in again and "BASIC" then "LAN" and, the IP address is sitting at 192.168.1.1. IT WILL NOT LET ME CHANGE THE IP ADDRESS TO 192.168.1.254.
OK, sensibility again, there has to be a reason why, in burakkucat's instruction, Item 4; RESET button for 10 seconds, this obviously resets something. Bearing in mind previous problems, I kept it pressed for 20 seconds and waited quit a long time before attempting the next instruction. I have tried the process twice and although the IP address screen, an image of which ryant704 kindly sent me, when I change the address then click "submit", nothing happens!!. I should "loose communication" as burakkucat indicates in his instruction. It does nothing and I have to log out manually. What am I doing wrong?, I don't think I am, so start looking for that which could be wrong. The power units?, I have two, the old one, that's the one from the HG612 that went belly up shows; 12.17V dc, the new one shows; 11.8V dc. these are obviously "No load" voltages, I have no way of checking the "on load" voltages. There is a communication cable from the port on the computer to "LAN2" on the HG612, A mains powered PSU with power connector to the HG612 and a reset switch. I have successfully flashed the firmware, all I have to do now is change the IP address of the HG612, how hard can it be and what would stop it happening. Honestly, I have looked at this for some time now and I cannot see where I am going wrong. I have all the relevant instructions copied from the KITZ site so that I do not make a mistake, the fact remains that it will not allow me to change the IP address of the HG612.
Thank you,
regards,
derfledermause.