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Step 8: Install Remote HMIs.
See Installing and configuring remote HMI software onpage 25.
Step 9: Verify communication between Remote HMI and CPUs.
See Chapter 5.2. [dk: there is no section 5 .2?]
6.1 Setting IP addresses for remote commun ication6.1.1 HMI IP address
To change the HMI IP address
1. For the HMI touchscreen compu ter, login to the Operating System as Ad ministrator. See
Administrator access to the opera ting system on page 61 for details.
2. Open the Control Panel, and then open the Network Connections dialog box.
3. Double-click the Local Area Connection 1.
4. In the TCP/IP Properties tab, set the new Lo cal HMI IP address. Set the subn et mask to a
value compatible with the segment on which it resides.
By default the subnet mask is set to 255.255.255.0. The default touchscreen H MI IP address is
192.168.1.1 as delivered. The default IP ad dress for each additional to uchscreen HMI is
incremented by 1 in the right-most address.
6.1.2 CPU IP address
To change the CPU IP addresses
1. On the Main Menu, click User Se ttings.
2. Click HMI Preferences.
3. Click Communication.
4. Select either CPU A or CPU B by clicking the appropriate button.
5. Enter the new IP address. The IP address format is X.X.X.X where X is from 0 to 255.