Chapter 3
Network Configuration
General Information
As mentioned previously, the gateway can be configured solely via the PROFINET configuration tool
(e.g. Step 7). No local configuration utilities or settings are required. The configuration is based on the
PROFINET GSD-file, which can be downloaded from the HMS web site (‘www.anybus.com’).
TCP/IP Settings
To participate on the PROFINET network, the gateway needs a valid TCP/IP configuration. The gate-
way fully supports the DCP protocol, allowing the IO Controller/Supervisor to change the TCP/IP set-
tings of the gateway during runtime. In addition, the gateway supports DHCP and Anybus IPconfig
(HICP). The TCP/IP settings can also be accessed via the web-based configuration interface.
When using DHCP, the gateway will attempt to retrieve the TCP/IP settings from a DHCP server dur-
ing startup. If no DHCP server is found, the gateway falls back to its current settings (i.e. any manual
settings that may have been specified earlier).
If no current settings are available (i.e. if the previous settings are invalid), the gateway will halt and in-
dicate an error on the on-board status LEDs. The TCP/IP configuration may however still be accessed
via Anybus IPconfig (HICP).
See also...
• 4-2 “IP Address Settings”
• A-1 “Anybus IPconfig (HICP)”
SMTP Account Setting
In addition, in order to be able to send notification messages via email, the gateway needs a valid SMTP
server account. These settings can be accessed through the web-based configuration interface.
See also...
