Chapter 2 - Hardware installation
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2.3
Connecting to the network
The dataFEED edgeGate is equipped with two 10/100 Base-T Ethernet interface receptacle
(RJ45). The ports correspond to the IEEE 802.3:
IT
for connecting to the it network (the upper part in the diagram)
MACHINE
for connecting to the machine network
Note
Both network connections (ports) have their own network segment. Therefore
make sure that the IP addresses used are different for each segment. Example:
Subnet mask:
IP address 1:
IP address 2:
255.255.255.0
192.168.
1
.1
192.168.
2
.1