Connectivity and communication with 'Station'
Connecting the PC to the station
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Building Technologies
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Fire Safety
2018-08-29
7 Connectivity and communication with 'Station'
A PC does not have to be directly connected to a
'Station' to be able to
communicate with a 'Station' in the
'Site'. The PC can be connected to any place
in the Ethernet.
A
GAP can be configured with a DHCP server. This results in a PC
automatically receiving an IP address when a connection is established to the
GAP via C-WEB/LAN.
See also
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Establishing connection from PC to FS720 network [
7.1 Connecting the PC to the station
For most commissioning, maintenance and repair work a PC with installed
Cerberus-Engineering-Tool is required. The figure below shows the connection
between the PC and
'Station'.
Figure 21: Rear panel of operating unit and PC
LAN
Ethernet connection
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Required cable type: CAT 5, CAT 6, or CAT 7
7.2 Disconnecting the PC from the station
As the IP address is bound to the MAC address while there is a connection
between the PC and the 'Station' and as it remains in the cache even in the case of
a short break in the connection of
≤
2 min., you must observe the following
instructions.
NOTICE
Incorrect disconnection of 'Station'
Establishing a connection to other 'Station' is not possible
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Disconnect the PC from the 'Station' as described in the following instructions.
The connection between the PC and the 'Station' must be disconnected as follows:
1. Select 'Commissioning' > 'Disconnect' in Cerberus-Engineering-Tool.
2. Disconnect the cable connection between PC and 'Station'.
3. Wait
≥
2 min. before you establish a connection to another 'Station'.
LAN
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