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ILX34-AENWG ♦ Point I/O Platform Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Wireless POINT I/O Adapter User Manual
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ProSoftTechnology,Inc. Page99of209
September19,2011
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Initial Network Configuration
Field Description
EthernetInterfaceConfiguration Static‐usesafixedIPaddress
DynamicDHCP‐obtainsanIPaddressfromaDHCPserver
Network Interface
Field Description
IPAddress TheIPaddressidentifieseachnodeontheIPnetwork(orsystemof
connectednetworks).EachTCP/IPnodeonanetwork(includingthe
Ethernetmodule)musthaveauniqueIPaddress.
ThisvaluemustmatchtheIPaddressenteredontheGeneralTabof
theModulePropertiesdialogbox
inRSLogix5000.
SubnetMask SubnetaddressingisanextensionoftheIPaddressschemethatletsa
siteuseasinglenetIDformultiplephysicalnetworks.Routingoutside
ofthesitecontinuesbydividingtheIPaddressintoanetIDandahost
IDviatheclass.Insidea site,the
subnetmaskisusedtoredividethe
IPaddressintoacustomnetIDportionandhostIDportion.Thisfield
issetto0.0.0.0bydefault.
GatewayAddress Agatewayconnectsindividualphysicalnetworksintoasystemof
networks.Whenanodeneedstocommunicatewithanodeon
anothernetwork,agatewaytransfersthedatabetweenthetwo
networks.ThefollowingfigureshowsgatewayGconnectingNetwork
1withNetwork2.
PrimaryNameServer EntertheIPaddressoftheprimaryDNSservertouseforresolving(or
translating)namestoIPaddresses
SecondaryNameServer EntertheIPaddressofthesecondaryDNSservertouseforresolving
(ortranslating)namestoIPaddresses
DomainName Domain(ordomainzone)ofwhichtheILX34‐AENWGisapart.This
valueisusedduringnameresolutionsifafullyqualifiedname isnot
provided,andalsoforDNSupdates.
Ethernet Link Port 1 / 2
Field Description
PortxEnable EnableorDisable
AutonegotiateStatus AutonegotiateSpeedandDuplex‐determinespeedandduplexby
negotiatingwithconnecteddevices
ForceSpeedandDuplex‐specifyspeedandduplex,settingmust
matchconfigurationforotherconnecteddevices
SelectPortSpeed 10megabits,100megabits
SelectDuplexMode HalfDuplex,FullDuplex
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