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IP Basic Settings & Configuration
IP Basic Settings
Before delivery, each Series 52 system is configured with an IP basic setting. This setting has a certain pattern, unless the customer indicates different requirements in his order.
Each controller with an integrated Ethernet interface has a dedicated network address, the so-called MAC address (MAC - Media Access Control). This address is always unambiguous and unique. DHD owns the MAC address range 00:0A:63:00:00:00 to 00:0A:63:FF:FF:FF, therefore this address is also referred as serial number of a DHD device.
A network-compatible controller module is always identified in a network by its MAC address. As the first 3 Bytes of all DHD MAC addresses always are identical, only the last 3 Bytes are indicated in DHD software applications.
Note
If you find the term “MAC address” in the context of a DHD system, it always refers to the last three Bytes of the actual address, although this is, strictly speaking, incorrect.
Important
These last 3 Bytes of the MAC address are used for generating the IP address for the basic setting.
Find below an example for the MAC address 10:00:02
- Every single Byte is translated into the decimal format:
10h = 16, 00h = 0, 02h = 2 - Afterwards the decimal numbers are strung together; 10 is prepended, and all numbers are separated by periods:
10.16.0.2
The subnet mask is automatically set to 255.0.0.0, according to the classification of this IP range.
Thus the following IP basic setting results for the example device:
IP address: 10.16.0.2Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0
IP Configuration
Tip
See also Maintenance Documentation.
The IP settings of a Series 52 system are defined directly in the systems communication controller. To set IP parameters, use the Maintenance Window, an application, which is implemented in Toolbox5, Toolbox8, SXConfig and DXConfig.
You can open the Maintenance Window by clicking the according command in the View menu or by pressing F7 on your keyboard.
In the Device menu, select Network Config….