GE GFK-1541B Network Card User Manual


 
D-4 TCP/IP Ethernet Communications for the Series 90™ PLC User's Manual
May 2002 GFK-1541B
D
9. Use the
CHSOSW
Station Manager commands to enter the configuration data for this
Ethernet Interface. The IP addressing parameters (
ip_address
,
subnet_mask
,
gateway
, and
name_server
) must be set to values supplied by the person in charge of your network ( the
network administrator). TCP/IP network administrators are familiar with these parameters. It
is important that these parameters are correct, otherwise the Ethernet Interface may be
unable to communicate on the network and/or network operation may be corrupted. It is
especially important that each node on the network is assigned a
unique
IP address.
Enter the IP Address as follows:
* chsosw ip_address <a.b.c.d>
where <a.b.c.d> is the unique dotted-decimal IP address for this node.
Enter the Subnet Mask as follows:
* chsosw subnet_mask <a.b.c.d>
where <a.b.c.d> is the dotted-decimal subnet mask for this network segment.
Enter the Gateway IP Address as follows:
* chsosw gateway <a.b.c.d>
where <a.b.c.d> is the unique dotted-decimal IP address of the gateway device.
Enter the Name Server IP Address as follows:
* chsosw name_server <a.b.c.d>
where <a.b.c.d> is the unique dotted-decimal IP address of the name server device.
The
CHSOSW
command may also be used to change the parameters for either serial port on
the Ethernet Interface in cases where the default serial port configuration values are not used.
Refer to GFK-1186,
TCP/IP Ethernet Communications for the Series 90 PLC Station
Manager Manual,
for further information.
A typical
CHSOSW
command is shown below:
* chsosw ip_address 10.0.0.1
Once entered, the configuration parameters are retained in non-volatile flash memory for use
each time the Ethernet Interface is powered up or restarted. Configuration needs to be re-
entered only when changing one or more configuration parameters.