View or change terminal device name – Rockwell Automation 2711PC-xxxx PanelView Plus 6 Compact Terminals User Manual User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication 2711PC-UM002B-EN-P - April 2014

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Configuration Mode

Chapter 3

Follow these steps to define a name server address.

1. Press Terminal Settings>Networks then Communications>Network

Connections>Network Adapters.

2. Press Name Servers.
3. Press the following fields to enter name server addresses.

4. Press OK when done.

View or Change Terminal Device Name

Each terminal has a default device name and description that is used to identify
the terminal on the network. You can view or modify this information.

1. Press Terminal Settings>Networks then Communications>Network

Connections>Device Name.

2. Press Device Name to enter or edit the device name.
3. Press Device Description to enter a description for the device.

4. Press OK.

Field

Description

Valid Values

Primary DNS

The address of the primary DNS resolver.

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Secondary DNS

The address of the secondary DNS resolver.

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Primary WINS

The address of the primary WINS resolver.

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Secondary WINS

The address of the secondary WINS resolver.

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Field

Description

Valid Values

Device Name

(1)

Unique name that identifies the terminal to
other computers on the network.

1…15 characters
A leading character in the range of a through z or

A through Z.

Remaining characters in the range of a through z,

A through Z, 0…9, or - (hyphen)

Device Description

Provides a description of the terminal. The
default is the logic module catalog number.

50 characters max

(1) Check with your network administrator to determine a valid device name.

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