Rockwell Automation Publication 842E-UM002A-EN-P - November 2013
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Configuring the Encoder
Chapter 4
Function of Network Address Switch Settings
7.
Disable DHCP: click once on the encoder in the relation list to
highlight it. Then click Disable BOOTP/DHCP. This instructs the
842E-CM encoder to retain the IP address at the next power cycle.
Wait for the status message to show that the command was
successfully sent. If the message does not appear, repeat this step.
Setting of network address switches
Function
001-254
Sets last octet of the IP address to the value indicated (xxx
in 192.168.1.xxx)
888
Restores all factory default settings in the encoder and
clearing its IP address and enables DHCP.
Any other setting
Enables last settings (the encoder uses last settings stored
in non-volatile memory).
ATTENTION:
Disable DHCP after the new network address is set (see next step).
This prevents unexpected resetting of the network address, which could result
in unintended machine motion or loss of process control.
