
Commissioning
8.5 Selecting connection alternatives
SIMATIC MV420 / SIMATIC MV440
Operating Instructions, 04/2013, A5E02371045-06
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8.5
Selecting connection alternatives
Note
Additional DHCP servers disrupt communication in the network
If you want to operate the reader as a DHCP server, there must be no other DHCP servers
in the network. Any additional DHCP servers cause disruptions in the communication in the
network.
When it is supplied, the reader is set to DHCP client and does not interfere with
communication in the network.
Selecting the network configuration requires precise knowledge of the network environment
in which the reader will be used. In the simplest situation, the reader is connected directly to
a PC as described in Establishing a connection to the reader and starting the user interface
(Page 133).
During initial commissioning, you select the IP address which decides whether or not the
DHCP server integrated on the reader is enabled. If it is not, the device operates as a DHCP
client.
Operating modes
Note
Connecting to network once configuration is complete and is checking settings
Operating the reader as DHCP server can disrupt communication in an existing network.
Do not connect the reader to the network until you have completed the configuration and
checked your settings carefully.
You can operate the reader in the following modes:
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DHCP
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Manual
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DHCP server
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PROFINET mode
These modes allow the reader to be operated as follows:
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As a direct connection with a PC with or without a DHCP server.
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In a network with several nodes with or without a DHCP server.
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As a PROFINET device in a PROFINET network.
You can change the network settings with the "Connections" menu command in the user
interface following initial commissioning.
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