I followed the steps in making a direct connection to the SpeedLane Pro via Ethernet. However I do not see the radar as an available connection option in the pull down list on the “Connect to Radar” window. What could be wrong?
There could be a few reasons for this issue. Please check the following:
Ensure you have a ‘Link’ light on the PC’s Ethernet port when you plug in the RJ45 connector from the SpeedLane. If not, check the cable or the power to the SpeedLane.
Ensure you have waited at least 45 seconds for the SpeedLane Pro to boot up and auto configure the IP address on the Ethernet interface
Ensure you have started the “Connector To Radar” window on the PC side Houston Radar Stats Analyzer Pro program AFTER you have powered up the radar and plugged in the Ethernet cable. The “Connect To Radar” window only searches for the radar on initial startup. If this window was already open, close it and relaunch it.
Ensure your PC’s Ethernet port is set to acquire an IP address automatically. This ensures that Windows assigns it an “Autoconfigured IP Address” in the “link-local” 169.254.x.x range. This is the only address range that we can search for the SpeedLane Pro Radar.
Check that your PC’s Ethernet port has an address in the 169.254.x.x range. You can do this by starting the Windows “cmd” (command prompt) terminal and then typing “ipconfig” (without the quotes) and checking that your Ethernet Adapter has an Autoconfiguration IPV4 address. If your IP address is not in this range, change your adapter settings to “Automatically Acquire IPV4 address” (in network adapter properties).
The video below shows how to make a direct Ethernet connection from Stats Analyzer to connect to the unit when you receive it from the factory.
