Disabling ip mode – Comtrol DeviceMaster NS-Link User Manual
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DeviceMaster Driver User Guide: 2000595 Rev. A
NS-Link Device Driver Configuration
Network Configuration in Comtrol Drivers Management Console
Comtrol recommends using PortVision DX to configure network settings.
Optionally, you can use the Comtrol Drivers Management Console to:
•
Disable IP communications.
•
Change the IP address (if the MAC address has been associated to the
DeviceMaster), see
•
Configure the DeviceMaster for use with DHCP, see
49.
Disabling IP Mode
Use this procedure if you want to disable IP communications.
1.
If necessary, access the Comtrol Drivers Management Console.
Note: The DeviceMaster must be operational in MAC mode on a local network
segment or connected directly to the PC (
2.
Make sure that the MAC Mode radio button has been selected.
3.
Highlight the Device Name of the
DeviceMaster that you want to
configure.
4.
Click the Network Settings button.
5.
Click the Modify button.
6.
Click Disable IP.
COM Name
The COM Name drop list allows you to renumber this COM port. If you see a
COM port number followed by (in use), this means that Plug and Play sees
those COM port numbers in use by another device.
If you renumber this COM port and click the Renumber All Subsequent Ports
Relative to The Port option, the device driver will renumber all of the ports on
the DeviceMaster, starting with the number you select in this drop list.
If you rename the port to a COM name used by another port, a dialog appears
indicating that the port is already in use.
Renumber All
Subsequent Ports
Relative to the Port
Default = Disabled
Use the Renumber All Subsequent Ports Relative to This Port option to renumber
all subsequent ports on the DeviceMaster relative to the port displayed in the
COM name drop list.
Defaults
Default = Disabled
Click the Defaults button to return to the driver default values.
Port Settings
General Tab
Description