Applied Motion RS-232 - Manual (Page 271)

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Host Command Reference
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.
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. Ethernet Configurator 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.