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CobraNet Discovery
55.1 Introduction
The Praesideo CD-ROMs prior to version 3.3 contained 
a CobraNet Discovery program to assign 
IP addresses to connected CobraNet Interface units, and 
a program called CNConfig to change the value of 
CobraNet parameters of connected CobraNet devices.
From version 3.3 onwards, Praesideo is delivered with a 
later version of CobraNet Discovery that is also able to 
change the value of CobraNet parameters, making 
CNConfig redundant. Therefore it is not delivered 
anymore with Praesideo. CobraNet Discovery is in 
English only.
This manual applies to CobraNet Discovery 
Version 3.4.4 and 3.4.5. CobraNet Discovery runs on a 
Windows PC and communicates with a CobraNet 
network through the PC's standard Ethernet network 
interface card (NIC). CobraNet Discovery's primary 
role is to discover and monitor status of CobraNet 
devices. It can also be used to assign IP addresses to 
devices, update firmware, control and monitor the 
configuration of devices and generate status reports.  
55.2 Installation
CobraNet Discovery is supported and tested under 
Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP and Vista. Operation under 
Windows 95, 98 and ME is not supported. The PC 
running CobraNet Discovery must contain a properly 
configured Ethernet network interface card.
Because Discovery installs and uses a device driver to 
send and receive CobraNet packets, administrative 
privileges are required to install and run Discovery. 
Install CobraNet Discovery on a PC, following the 
Installshield Wizard. If previous versions of Discovery 
were installed before, you may have to select the option 
Remove all installed features first and then restart the setup 
program.
Warning messages concerning removal of read-only 
files during un-installation may be safely ignored. Some 
previous versions of Discovery erroneously installed 
system files in a read-only mode.
The Discovery installation creates a default program 
folder C:\Program Files\Cirrus Logic\CobraNet Discovery, in 
which you can also find specific Discovery release notes 
and a more extensive manual. 
Note
Basic understanding of CobraNet networks and 
technology is assumed to configure CobraNet 
devices. The Praesideo DVD contains some 
documents about CobraNet technology in the 
folder \Manuals. More information can be found 
on www.cobranet.info, where you can also find 
the latest version of CobraNet Discovery. This 
website is maintained by Cirrus Logic, the owner 
of CobraNet.
Note
On networks with more than 20 CobraNet 
devices it may be necessary to add a 
"[configuration]Age To Die = 30000" entry in 
your cndisco.ini file to stabilize the Discovery 
display. This file is located in the program folder.