Configure the Internet Protocol settings

Use the
Internet Protocol
 view
to configure the Internet Protocol (IP) settings for non-controller devices. The
Internet Protocol
 view is only available for devices with an embedded Ethernet port.
TIP:
The settings are read-only when the device is a controller. In addition, the settings appear shaded and have no value when the device is:
  • offline.
  • online and a communication error occurs.
  • configured using the switches on the device (for those devices that support setting the IP address by switches)
Prerequisites
  • You must be online and communicating with the device.
  • Ensure a connection interruption at this time is acceptable.
    IMPORTANT:
    Configuring the IP settings requires data to be written to the device, which interrupts the connection to the device and to any other device that is connected through it. Connections from other controllers may be interrupted as well. You must not interrupt the connection on a device that is currently being used for control.
To configure the IP settings
  1. On the tab for the device, select
    Internet Protocol
    .
  2. In the
    Internet Protocol
    view, for
    Internet Protocol (IP) Settings
    , select
    Manually configure IP settings
    .
    TIP:
    To obtain IP settings automatically from a server on the network using either the BOOTP or DHCP protocol, select
    Obtain IP settings automatically using BOOTP
     or
    Obtain IP settings automatically using DHCP
    .
  3. For
    IP Settings Configuration
    , specify these parameters:
    • Physical device IP Address
      Enter a unique address used by the IP protocol to route information to and from the device.
      TIP:
      If a message appears indicating that the IP address in physical device does not match the one in device properties, select
      Use Properties IP Address
       to populate
      Physical device IP address
       with the data from the
      Overview
       view.
    • Enter the extension of the IP address scheme that lets a site use a single net ID for multiple physical networks.
    • Enter the address used to connect individual physical networks into a system of networks.
  4. (optional) Specify the remaining parameters for
    IP Settings Configuration
    :
  5. Select
    Set
    to write the changes to the device.
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