Configuring Ethernet Communication Settings

If you are using a [c]FP-20xx with the LabVIEW RT module version 7.0 or later, a cFP-21xx, or a cFP-180x, and your network has a DHCP server, you can select Obtain IP address from DHCP server and avoid having to configure IP settings for the controller. You cannot configure the [c]FP-20xx for DHCP while it is in safe mode if the safe mode version is 10.4 or earlier.

If you are using an FP-160x, or your network does not have a DHCP server, or you want to assign a static IP address to the FieldPoint controller, complete the following steps:

1. On the Network Settings tab, enter a name, IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS server address for the Ethernet network module. Click Suggest Values or ask your network administrator if you are unsure of any of these values.
2. Click Apply.

Enter an IP address for Time Server under Additional Configuration.

To assign an IP address to one system when the IP is currently assigned to another system, complete the following steps:

1. Delete the system that currently has the IP address from Remote Systems.
2. Right-click the new system under Remote Systems and select Change IP (Offline).
3. Enter the IP address in the dialog box that appears, then click OK.

Note  If the comm resource for the system under Data Neighborhood has a default name based on the old IP address, you can change the name to avoid confusion. However, you do not need to change the name.

For more information about Ethernet communication settings, refer to the Remote Systems help (Help»Help Topics»Remote Systems).