Baseline Systems FlowStation - Manual (Page 10)

Baseline FlowStation User Manual
Setting Up a Static IP Address on the BaseStation 3200
Perform the following procedure if you find that the BaseStation 3200 controllers in the shared
flow group need to be assigned a static IP address.
1. Connect and configure the communication module. Check the status lights and indicators on
your communication equipment to ensure that it is powered up and appears to be sending
and receiving data.
2. Turn the dial to the Network position.
3. Press the Next button to highlight the
Ethernet Setup option, and then press Enter.
The Setup Ethernet screen displays.
4. In the IP Address Mode field, press the + or –
button to change the value to Static IP.
Note: For a definition of the fields on the
Setup Ethernet screen, refer to
Understanding the Ethernet Settings on the
BaseStation 3200 on page 7.
5. Determine the static IP address that you will
assign to the BaseStation 3200. The IP address is based on the IP addresses of the other
devices on the network, but it must have a unique last digit.
Example: The communication modules in your FlowStation and controllers have
factory-assigned IP addresses ranging from 192.168.111.100 to 192.168.111.106. You can set
the static IP address on the BaseStation 3200 to 192.168.111.107. Additional BaseStation
3200 controllers in this shared flow group would use 192.168.111.108, 192.168.111.109, and
so on.
6. Press the Next button to highlight the first box in the IP Addr field.
 Press the Previous or Next button to move to the box that you want to change.
 Press the + or – button to change the value in the field.
Note: To rapidly increase or decrease the value, press and hold the + button or the – button.
7. Press the Next button to move to the Subnet Mask field. Use the procedure described in step
6 to move within the boxes and change the values. A typical value for the Subnet Mask is
255.255.255.0
Note: Set the Subnet Mask for all devices in your shared flow group to the same value.
8. Press the Next button to move to the Default Gateway field. Use the procedure described in
step 6 to move within the boxes and change the values.
Example: For the IP addresses in the example for step 5, the value for the Default Gateway
would be 192.168.111.1.
Note: Set the Default Gateway for all devices in your shared flow group to the same value.
9. Leave the Preferred DNS Server fields set to zeros.
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