Bimba STP-10 - Manual (Page 10)

STP-10 Hardware Manual
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Using DCHP
If you want to use your drive on a network that where all or most of the devices use dynamic IP addresses supplied by a DHCP
server, set the rotary switch to “F”. When the drive is connected to the network and powered on, it will obtain an IP address and
a subnet mask from the server that is compatible with your PC. The only catch is that you won’t know what address the server
assigns to your drive. Bimba IQ ® Stepper can find your drive using the Drive Discovery feature, as long as your network isn’t too
large. With the drive connected to the network and powered on, select Drive Discovery from the Drive menu.
You will see a dialog such as this:
Normally, Drive Discovery will only detect one network interface card (NIC), and will select it automatically. If you are using a laptop
and have both wireless and wired network connections, a second NIC may appear. Please select the NIC that you use to connect
to the network to which you’ve connected your drive. Then click OK. Drive Discovery will notify you as soon as it has detected a
drive.
If you think this is the correct drive, click Yes. If you’re not sure, click Not Sure and Drive Discovery will look for additional drives
on you network. Once you’ve told Drive Discovery which drive is yours, it will automatically enter that drive’s IP address in the IP
address text box so that you are ready to communicate.
3. Scroll down until you see “Internet Properties (TCP/IP)”. Select this item and click the Properties button. On Windows 7 and
Vista, look for “(TCP/IPv4)”
4. If the option “Obtain an IP address automatically” is selected, your PC is getting an IP address and a subnet mask from the
DHCP server. Please cancel this dialog and proceed to the next section of this manual: “Using DHCP”.
5. If the option “Use the following IP address” is selected, life is good. Change the subnet mask to “255.255.0.0” and click OK.