General Network Settings
Press the DEFINE NET soft key to enter the general network settings. The t tab is active:
- Primary interface
Name of the Ethernet interface to be integrated in your company network. Only active if a second, optional Ethernet interface is available on the control hardware.
- Computer name
Name displayed for the TNC in your company network.
- Host file
Only required for special applications.
Name of a file in which the assignments of IP addresses to computer names is defined.
Select the Interfaces tab to enter the interface settings:
- Interface list
List of the active Ethernet interfaces. Select one of the listed interfaces (via mouse or arrow keys).
- Activate button: Activate the selected interface (an X appears in the Active column).
- Deactivate button: Deactivate the selected interface (a hyphen (-) appears in the Active column).
- Configuration button: Open the Configuration menu.
- Allow IP forwarding
This function must be kept deactivated.
Only activate this function if external access via the second, optional Ethernet interface of the TNC is necessary for diagnostic purposes. Only do so after instruction by our Service department.
Press the Configuration button to open the Configuration menu:
- Interface active: Connection status of the selected Ethernet interface.
- Name: Name of the interface you are currently configuring.
- Plug connection: Number of the plug connection of this interface on the logic unit of the control.
- Set the IP address manually option: Manually define the IP address and subnet mask. Input: Four numerical values separated by points, in each field, e.g. 160.1.180.20 and 255.255.0.0
- Automatically procure DNS option: The TNC is to automatically procure the IP address of the domain name server.
- Manually configure the DNS option: Manually enter the IP addresses of the servers and the domain name.
- Automatically procure default gateway option: The TNC is to automatically procure the default gateway.
- Manually configure the default gateway option: Manually enter the IP addresses of the default gateway.
Apply the changes with the OK button, or discard them with the Cancel button.
Select the Ping/Routing tab to enter the ping and routing settings:
- Address: In the Address field, enter the IP number for which you want to check the network connection. Input: Four numerical values separated by periods, e.g. 160.1.180.20. As an alternative, you can enter the name of the computer whose connection you want to check.
- Start button: Press the Start button to begin the test. The TNC shows the status information in the Ping field.
- Stop button: Press the Stop button to conclude the test.
- Routing
For network specialists: Status information of the operating system for the current routing.
- Update button: Update routing.
Select the NFS UID/GID tab to enter the user and group identifications:
- Set UID/GID for NFS shares
- User ID: Definition of which user identification the end user uses to access files in the network. Ask your network specialist for the proper value.
- Group ID: Definition of the group identification with which you access files in the network. Ask your network specialist for the proper value.