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2.5
NETWORK AND SERIAL SETTINGS
This paragraph configures the 8099 for operation on your network and allows
you to set the serial parameters. When shipped, the 8099’s network settings are
configured as shown in Table 1-2. Review Tables 1-2 and 2-1 with your network
administrator and decide on which settings, if any, that need to be changed.
Table 2-1 provides detailed information about each network setting to help
you with your decisions. The minimum change is to set the unit to a static IP
address for your network so your PC can communicate with the card.
The network configuration can be changed and the card’s MAC Address can
be read with a web browser (paragraph 2.5.1), by running ICS’s VXI-11 Con-
figuration Utility on a WIN32 or WIN98 PC (paragraph 2.5.2), or with the RPC
configuration commands listed in Appendix 3. Section 5.5 describes how to
restore the factory settings.
The default serial settings are listed in Table 1-3. Compare them against the
settings on your Modbus device. Adjust the serial settings on both units so
that they match.
2.5.1 Web Browser Configuration Method
This method uses a standard browser such as Firefox, Internet Explorer or
Netscape to view and change the current network settings.
1.
Use the Crossover Cable to connect the 8099 directly to the computer
running the browser as shown in Figure 2-4.
PC with a Windows
Operating System
Ethernet
Crossover
Cable
8099 Ethernet to M
odbusl
8099 Modbus Interface
Figure 2-4 8099 Connected to computer with a Crossover Cable
Alternately use a standard Ethernet Cable to connect the card to the
same hub or switch that the computer running the browser is con-
nected to as shown in Figure 2-1. Temporarily disconnect any local
network connection to avoid network conflicts until the module is
configured.