AMX NetLinx Master-Ethernet Card/Module NXC-ME260, Programming Manual

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Initial Configuration and Firmware Upgrade
12 NI Series WebConsole & Programming Guide
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.
10.
Click Reboot ( from the Tools > Reboot the Master Controller dialog ) and wait for the System
Master to reboot and retain the newly obtained DHCP Address.
The STATUS and OUTPUT LEDs should begin to alternately blink during the incorporation. Wait
until the STATUS LED is the only LED to blink.
11.
Press Done once until the Master Reboot Status field reads * Reboot of System Complete* .
12.
Complete the communication process by continuing on to the Communicating Via an IP section on
page 12.
Communicating Via an IP
Whether the on-board Master’s IP Address was Static Set (via the Set IP Info command) or
Dynamically obtained (via the Get IP Info command), use the IP Address information from the Network
Addresses dialog to establish communication via the Ethernet-connected Master.
1.
Use NetLinx Studio to obtain the IP Address of the NI Controller from your System Administrator.
If you do not have an IP Address:
Follow the steps outlined in either the Obtaining the NI Controller’s IP Address (using
DHCP) section on page 9,
or the Assigning a Static IP to the NI Controller section on page 11.
2.
Select Settings > Master Communication Settings from the Main menu to open the Master
Communication Settings dialog (FIG. 5).
Verify that these IP values are also entered into the related fields within either the
IP Settings section of the System Connection page (on the touch panel) or within the
Address field on the web browser.
FIG. 5
Assigning Master Communication Settings and TCP/IP Settings