Specifications

Configuration and Firmware Update
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NI Connection and Firmware Updating
5. Veri fy t ha t NetLinx appears in the Host Name field (if not, then enter it in at this time).
6. Click the Use DHCP radio button from the IP Address section (if not greyed-out).
7. Click the Set IP Information button to retain the IP Address from the DHCP server and assign
it to the on-board Master. A popup window then appears to notify you that Setting the IP
information was successful and it is recommended that the Master be rebooted.
8. Click OK to accept the change to the new IP/DNS information.
9. Click the Reboot Master button and select Yes to close the Network Addresses dialog.
10. Click Reboot (from the Tools > Reboot the Master Controller dialog) and wait for the System
Master to reboot and retain the newly obtained DHCP Address. The STATUS and OUTPUT
LEDs should begin to alternately blink during the incorporation. Wait until the STATUS LED
is the only LED to blink.
11. Press Done once until the Master Reboot Status field reads *Reboot of System Complete*.
12. Complete the communication process by continuing on to the Communicating with the NI
Device via an IP section on page 51.
Assigning a Static IP to the NetLinx Master
1. Select Diagnostics > Network Addresses from the Main menu to access the Network
Addresses dialog (FIG. 37).
If the IP Address field is empty, give the Master a few minutes to negotiate a
DHCP Address with the DHCP Server, and try again. The DHCP Server can take
anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes to provide the Master with an IP
Address.
Verify that these IP values are also entered into the related fields within either the
IP Settings section of the System Connection page (on the touch panel) or within the
Address field on the web browser.
Verify there is an active Ethernet connection on the Ethernet port of the
NI-Series Controller before beginning these procedures.
FIG. 37 Network Addresses dialog (for a pre-obtained Static IP Address)
System Address
reflects the value
set in the Device
Addressing tab
Used to retain an
IP Address