Ethernet
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8 Ethernet
8.1 Addressing
The factory default IP address for the sensor is 192.168.42.132
The IP address for the sensor is not free of choice: It must be unique in the network meaning that no other device
in the network including the PC network adapter may run at the same IP address. The IP address for the sensor
can be set directly via the control panel.
Note
Ask your IT administrator for a free IP address to be used!
8.1.1 Advanced Address Settings
Subnet Mask:
The Subnet Mask defines the interpretation of the IP address. The factory default setting is 255.255.255.0
Port:
In the case that the default port 6363 for the sensor should conflict with something else (it could be blocked by the
firewall for example).
Gateway:
A gateway connects two subnets (which have a different subnet address).
Note
To establish the Ethernet communication, the subnet addresses for both the sensor and the PC need to match!
Appropriate changes can be applied either on the sensor side or on the PC network adapter!
Note
The current settings for the IP address and the netmask of the PC can be asked with the command <ipconfig> in
a Command Prompt window!
Figure 8-1: Command Prompt Window
For the example above, the IP address of the PC is 192.168.42.1. The subnet address is 192.168.42, the host
address is 1. The subnet address for the sensor must be 192.168.42 as well. The host address of the sensor must
be in the range from 2 to 254 (address 1 is already used for the PC).
