IO-Link MasterSetting the IP Address

The following provides information about setting the IO-Link Master IP address using software.

You can use one of the following methods to set the IP address on the IO-Link Master

Using PortVision DX

Use the following procedure to set the IP address using PortVision DX.

  1. If you have not done so, install PortVision DX and click the Scan button.

  2. Click the hardware types that you want to locate on the network and click Scan.

  3. Right-click the IO-Link Master that you want to program in the Device List pane (lower) and click Properties.

    Optionally, you can double-click on the IO-Link Master to open the Properties tabs. It may take a few moments for the next screen to open.

  4. Optionally, enter a device name, which displays in PortVision DX on the Main screen.

    The MAC address, Serial Number, and Device Status fields are automatically completed and are status-only fields

  5. Enter the appropriate network information on the General tab. You can configure the IO-Link Master for a static IP address or set it to DHCP.

    • If you select Static for the IP Type, you must enter a valid IPv4 address. If necessary, see your Network Administrator for a valid IP address, netmask, and gateway address for this IO-Link Master.

      The default IP address is: 192.168.1.250.

    • If you select DHCP, this field displays the last IP address programmed into the IO-Link Master

    [Note]
    Note

    Rotary switch settings override this network setting.

  6. Click Close to exit the Properties tabs

The next step is to open the IO-Link Master web page by entering the IP address in your browser or simply click the Webpage button to access the port configuration pages.

Using the Web Interface

You can use this procedure to access the IO-Link Master web interface to configure the IP address.

  1. Open your browser and enter the IP address of the IO-Link Master.

    The default IP address is: 192.168.1.250.

  2. Click Configuration and then Click Configuration and then NETWORK.

  3. Click the EDIT button.

  4. Optionally, enter a host name to identify this IO-Link Master.

  5. Select the IP type, Static or DHCP.

    • If using a static IP address, enter the static IP address, subnet mask and IP gateway address.

    • If using DNS:

      • Enter the DNS primary server IP address.

      • Optionally, enter the DNS secondary server IP address.

  6. If you want the IO-Link Master to send syslog messages to a syslog server:

    1. Enter the syslog server's IP address (or host name if using DNS).

    2. Enter the syslog server's port number (default is 514).

  7. If you want to enable the SSH server, click Enable.

  8. Click Submit to save the changes

  9. If you want to return to the web page, you must enter the new IP address.

The next step is to access the port configuration pages.


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