Setup and Network Configuration
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The FreeCon Active PROFINET-POF-Repeater must be power cycled after clicking on the STORE CON-
FIGURATION button. The changes will then take effect after the reboot.
4.4
SNMP configuration
The FreeCon Active PROFINET-POF-Repeater supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
in compliance with the PROFINET standard and supports MIB-2. A Network Management Station can be
used to remotely configure, monitor and manage the repeater. A message-based communication scheme is
used to retrieve data from the device
’s Management Information Base (MIB).
4.5
FDT configuration
The FreeCon Active PROFINET-POF-Repeater can be configured by FTP client. Get access via FTP client
to the IP-address of the FreeCon Active PROFINET-POF-Repeater
and download the file “ethcfg.cfg”. You
can change parameters like IP-address and subnet-mask with a standard editor and then upload the new file
to the repeater. This kind of configuration is usable for batch application.
4.6
Discovery and basic Configuration Protocol (DCP)
The repeater provides full support for the PROFINET DCP protocol. This allows an IO controller or supervi-
sor to discover the FreeCon Active PROFINET-POF-Repeater and change the IP settings.
4.7
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
LLDP provides information about which “partner” is connected to which Ethernet port. This information is
stored in the LLDP-MIB and can be read using SNMP.
4.8
Updating the firmware
The repeater’s firmware can be updated by uploading a newer firmware file. Updated firmware files will be
made available on the Weidmüller website.
The firmware file can be uploaded directly to the FTP server on the repeater.
To establish a FTP connection to the repeater, you have to set first an IP-address out of your subnet e.g.
192.168.1.101 (see chapter 4.2)
