Applied Motion RS-232 User Manual
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Host Command Reference
Option 1: Connect a Drive to Your Local Area Network
If you have a spare port on a switch or router and if you are able to set your drive to an IP address that
is compatible with your network, and not used by anything else, this is a simple way to get connected. This
technique also allows you to connect multiple drives to your PC. If you are on a corporate network, please check
with your system administrator before connecting anything new to the network. He or she should be able assign
you a suitable address and help you get going.
If you are not sure which addresses are already used on your network, you can find out using “Angry IP
scanner”, which can be do But be careful: an address
might appear to be unused because a computer or other device is currently turned off. And many networks use
dynamic addressing where a DHCP server assigns addresses “on demand”. The address you choose for your
drive might get assigned to something else by the DHCP server at another time.
Once you’ve chosen an appropriate IP address for your drive, set the rotary switch according the address
table above. If none of the default addresses are acceptable for your network, you can enter a new table of IP
addresses using
Configurator. If your network uses addresses starting with 192.168.0, the most common subnet,
you will want to choose an address from switch settings 4 through E. Another common subnet is 192.168.1. If
your network uses addresses in this range, the compatible default selections are 1, 2 and 3.
If your PC address is not in one of the above private subnets, you will have to change your subnet mask to
255.255.0.0 in order to talk to your drive. To change your subnet mask:
1. On Windows XP, right click on “My Network Places” and select properties. On Windows 7, click Computer.
Scroll down the left pane until you see “Network”. Right click and select properties. Select “Change
adapter settings”
2. You should see an icon for your network interface card (NIC). Right click and select properties.
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)”
PC
NIC
SWITCH
or
ROUTER
LAN
DRIVE