CHAPTER 5 - PXG600E THEORY OF OPERATION
EATON
PXG600E User Manual • IM02603003E
Rev 5, 11-May-2012 • Firmware Version 5.03:3835
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Accessing the PXG600E on the Ethernet LAN
Devices on an Ethernet LAN are accessed by the use of their Internet
Protocol (IP) address. The PXG600E will support either a static assignment of
the IP address, which stays constant, or assignment of the address from a
DHCP server. The method you choose to use will be determined by your
installation and system integration needs. More information on IP address
assignment and DHCP servers is provided in
Connecting to an Ethernet
LAN on page 205
.
Configuring the PXG600E via the USB
You can also configure the PXG600E by connecting it through its USB port.
When you connect your Windows computer to the USB port, you will be
able to access the same web interface that you can see from the LAN. This
can be useful in cases where the address on the LAN is not known, or when
a LAN port connection is not available.
A USB driver is provided on the
PXG600E CD-ROM and must be loaded on your computer to use this
feature. More information on loading the USB driver is provided in
USB
Driver Installation on page 189
.
Configuration of Downstream Devices from the LAN
The data mapped for a device does not normally include all of its
configuration parameters, so device configuration via the PXG600E web
pages is not generally supported. However, the PXG600E has built-in,
pass-through mechanisms which allow some specific tools to gain direct
access to the “downstream” device via the Ethernet LAN. More details on
pass-through can be found in
Accessing the PXG600E from Eaton
Software Products on page 169
.