10.10Network
Every PC in a network has its own identification number, the IP address. Depending on the configuration, this number is either automatically or manually assigned to the individual PCs, or in this case the DAR300.
! Important: A DAR300 connected to a signal PC (directly or via a router or hub) represents a "network".
The IP address allows any computer on the network to recognise the DAR300 and the user can
copy, delete or rename the files or modify properties (e.g. title information). Folders can be modified just the same.
The advantage of a fixed IPI address is that the DAR300 does not receive a new IP address every time it is restarted, but is always accessible at this address. The disadvantage is that the user has to plan his network. No planning is required if an automatic IP address is used.
The default setting for the DAR300 is to obtain the IP address automatically.
Some of the following parameters should therefore only be changed by users who have a basic knowledge of computer networking.
Device: Ethernet or WLAN
If a WLAN adapter is connected to the USB port, press OK to toggle between "Ethernet" and "WLAN".
Press OK to change the display to "WLAN".
Press OK again to change the display to "Ethernet". Press to set the parameters.
Auto Config: On / Off
Press OK to change the display to "Off". Press OK again to change the display to "On".
The Auto Config parameter allows the DAR300 to configure itself in the network. This setting is preconfigured and recommended. If Auto Config is set to "On", the following four parameters are displayed in grey or on the display of the DAR300 with a plus sign before the parameter name and cannot be changed.
Press to set the parameters.
IP Address
The IP address can only be entered if the Auto Config setting is "Off". The DAR300 IP address is set to 192.168.001.101 in the plant.
Important: The first six digits (here: 192.168.) are the same in all private networks and cannot be changed. The next three digits (here: 001) must match for all devices on the network, so that any device on the network can "find" any other. The combination of the last three digits (here: 101) can only be assigned once in a network, so that each device can be uniquely identified by another in the network.
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