Configuring the Ethernet Network with Control Expert
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The following procedure describes how to add a new Ethernet network and link it to the Premium Quantum modules we configured in the previous section.
Setting Up the Netwok
Perform the following steps to add the Ethernet network.
Step
Action
1
Locate the Communications directory in the Project browser.
2
Right click the Network subdirectory located under the Communications directory.
3
Select the New Network option to bring up the Add Networkdialog box.
4
Scroll to Ethernet in the List of available Networks field.
5
Enter a meaningful name for your network in the Change Name field (ETY 4103 was used in our example).
6
Click OK.
Linking the Network to the TSX ETY 4103 Module
Perform the following steps to link the new logical Ethernet network with the TSX ETY 4103.
Step
Action
1
Double click XBus in the Project browser to bring up the rack configuration.
2
Double click TSX ETY 4103 module located at slot 2 to bring up the network link screen.
3
Under TSX ETY 4103, click Channel 0 (item 1, above) to display the Function box.
4
In the Function box (item 2, above), scroll to ETH TCP IP to bring up the Net Link.
5
In the Net Link box (item 3, above), scroll to the name of your logical network (ETY 4103 in the example).
6
Click the validate check box in the upper toolbar to confirm the network link configuration.
Assigning an IP Address to the TSX ETY 4103 Module
Perform the following steps to assign an IP address to the TSX ETY 4103 communication module.
Step
Action
1
Locate the Communications\Networks directory in the Project browser.
2
Double-click your new logical network (ETY 4103 in our example) to open the ETY 4103 configuration screen.
3
Click Configured in the IP Address Configuration group (circled area shown above).
Note: Be sure to contact you network administrator and request the IP, Subnetwork mask, and Gateway addresses prior to performing the next step.
4
Enter the appropriate values in the IP address, Subnetwork mask, and Gateway address fields. In our example, we assigned 192.168.1.15, 255.255.255.0, and 0.0.0.0 respectively.
5
Click the validate check box in the upper tool bar to confirm the IP configuration settings.