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Configuration and Firmware Update
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NI-3101-SIG Signature Series NetLinx Integrated Controller
Obtaining the Master’s IP Address (using DHCP)
1.
Select
Diagnostics
>
Network Addresses
from the Main menu to access the Network Addresses
dialog (FIG. 19).
2.
Verify that both the
System
number corresponds to the System value previously assigned within the
Device Addressing tab and that zero (0) is entered into the
Device
field.
3.
Click the
Get IP
Information
button to configure the on-board Master for DHCP usage and then
read the IP Address obtained from the DHCP Server.
4.
Note the obtained IP Address (
greyed-out and read-only
). This information is later entered into the
Master Communication Settings
dialog and used by NetLinx Studio v 2.x to communicate to the
Master via an IP. This address is reserved by the DHCP server and then given to the Master.
5.
Verify that
NetLinx
appears in the
Host Name
field (
if not, then enter it in at this time
).
6.
Click the
Use DHCP
radio button from the IP Address section (
if not greyed-out
).
7.
Click the
Set IP Information
button to retain the IP Address from the DHCP server and assign it to
the on-board Master. A popup window then appears to notify you that Setting the IP information
was successful and it is recommended that the Master be rebooted.
8.
Click
OK
to accept the change to the new IP/DNS information.
9.
Click the
Reboot Master
button and select
Yes
to close the Network Addresses dialog.
Verify there is an active Ethernet connection on the Ethernet port of the
NI-Series Controller before beginning these procedures.
FIG. 19
Network Addresses dialog (for a DHCP IP Address)
System Address
reflects the value
set in the Device
Addressing tab
Used to obtain a
Dynamic
IP Address
The system value must correspond to the Device Address entered in the Device
Addressing dialog. Refer to the Setting the System Value
section on page 23
for
more detailed instructions on setting a system value.
DO NOT enter ANY IP information at this time; this step only gets the System Master
to recognize that it should begin using an obtained DHCP Address.
If the IP Address field is empty, give the Master a few minutes to negotiate a
DHCP Address with the DHCP Server, and try again. The DHCP Server can take
anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes to provide the Master with an IP
Address.