Specifications

Initial Configuration
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Communicating Via IP Address
Whether the on-board Master’s IP Address was set or obtained via DHCP, use the IP Address information from the
Network Addresses dialog to establish communication via the LAN-connected Master.
1. Use NetLinx Studio to obtain the IP Address of the NI Controller from your System Administrator.
If you do not have an IP Address, follow the steps outlined in either the Obtaining the NI Controller’s IP Address
(using DHCP) section on page 11, or the Assigning a Static IP to the NI Controller section on page 12.
2. Select Settings > Master Communication Settings from the Main menu to open the Master Communication
Settings dialog (FIG. 18):
3. Click Communications Settings to open the Communications Settings dialog (FIG. 19):
4. In the Platform Selection area, select NetLinx Master.
FIG. 18 NetLinx Studio - Master Communication Settings dialog
FIG. 19 NetLinx Studio - Communication Settings dialog (TCP/IP selected)