User Manual
E727T0005, valid for E-727
BRO, 2019-06-28
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Adaptation of the interface parameters
The IP address and IP mask settings of PC and controller must be compatible with each other in the
following cases:
The E-727 is directly connected to an Ethernet connection of the PC.
E-727 and the host PC both are connected to the same network where no DHCP
server is available (in this case, the settings must also be compatible with those of
any other devices in the same network).
Otherwise no connection can be established. You can configure either the PC or the controller
settings to be compatible. If you have a network with multiple E-727, the settings of the individual
controllers must be changed to have unique IP addresses for all devices in the network. See below
for how to proceed.
If you want to change the PC settings:
Configure the connection on the PC according to the IP address and IP mask settings of the
controller (see above for the default controller settings). Note that the following steps may vary in
some details depending on the version of your Windows operating system:
1.
Open the window in which the properties of the TCP/IP Internet protocol are displayed and
set, in a suitable way on your PC. The necessary steps depend on the operating system used.
If your operating system distinguishes between Internet protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
and version 6 (TCP/IPv6), open the window for version 4.
2.
In the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
window, activate
Use the following IP address
.
Make a note of the current
IP address
and
Subnet mask
settings, if any, in case they need to
be restored later. Then adapt the
IP address
and
Subnet mask
settings to make them
compatible with the settings of your E-727:
Set the first three portions of IP address identical to those of the IP address of the E-
727, while the last portion must be different. One possible IP address setting would be,
for example, 192.168.168.2 (the default IP address of the E-727 is 192.168.168.10). Do
not use "255" for the last portion.
Set Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 (if the IP mask of the E-727 is 255.255.255.0).
Confirm with OK. An example is shown in the figure below.
3.
Connect the E-727 to the Ethernet socket of the PC using the included, special, cross-over cable
("point-to-point" connection). If you connect the E-727 to a free access point (e.g. to a hub) on
a network to which the PC is connected, it might be necessary to use a straight-through
network cable.
4.
Power on the E-727 system.
5.
Establish the connection between PC and the E-727 as described below in "Establishing
communication via TCP/IP".
6.
If the connection fails: Change the last portion of the IP address setting on the PC and try again
to connect.