Bradley Smoker PLC-5 user manual Subnet Mask Controller’s subnet mask, Subnets, Local subnet

11-12Communicating with Devices on an Ethernet Network

Manually Configuring Channel 2 for Controllers on Subnets

If you are manually configuring channel 2 for a controller located on a subnet, see refer to the table below to configure the subnet mask and gateway address fields for each controller via your programming software.

Ethernet Channel 2 Configuration Screen Advanced Functions

This Field Specifies Configure by Doing the Following

Subnet Mask	The controller’s subnet mask.
	The subnet mask is used to interpret IP
	addresses when the internet is divided into
	subnets.

Enter an address of the following form:

a.b.c.dWhere: a, b, c, d are between 0-255 (decimal)

If your network is not divided into subnets, then leave the subnet mask field at the default. If you change the default and need to reset it, type 0.0.0.0.

Gateway Address	The IP address of the gateway that provides	Enter an address of the following form:
	a connection to another IP network.	a.b.c.dWhere: a, b, c, d are between 0-255 (decimal)
	This field is required when you
		The default address is No Gateway.
	communicate with other devices not on a
	local subnet.

Publication 1785-UM012D-EN-P - July 2005