PCAN-Wireless Gateway – User Manual
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Select the desired device from this drop-down menu. The following
IP address is automatically set to the appropriate value. If you prefer
to enter the IP address yourself, select "Manual Input".
IP Address:
Enter the IP address (IPv4) of the destination device. It
should be noted that only values from 0 to 255 may be used and
certain address ranges are reserved.
In the first field, enter a value less than 224, since addresses
starting from this value are reserved for Multicast messages
Depending on the Subnet mask, the highest device address is
reserved for broadcast messages. For the Subnet mask
255.255.255.0 and the network address 192.168.1.xxx, the
reserved address would be: 192.168.1.255
Depending on the Subnet mask the lowest device address is
reserved for messages that are addressed to the entire network.
For the Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and the network address
192.168.1.xxx, the reserved address would be: 192.168.1.0
Port:
Enter a port between 1024 and 65535. Values below 1024 are
reserved for various system services and must therefore not be
used. Port 45321 is reserved for the transmission of status
information and to perform a handshake between PCAN-Gateways.
Protocol:
Select which transmission protocol should be used by the
route in the IP network.
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) establishes a connection
between two participants and monitors their communication. If data
packets are lost for example, they are retransmitted.
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) sends the data packets directly into
the network without establishing a connection. With this protocol,
