10. easyE4 communication Connection to other devices
10.12 Setting up a NET group
10.12.3 NET settings
Prerequisites
The Ethernet settings must have already been configured.
In offline mode, setting up the configuration in easySoft 8 under the Ethernet tab is
enough, → Section "Establishing an Ethernet connection and transferring a program
or visualization project", page 117
A NET ID needs to be assigned to every easyE4 base device and to every station
added to the project as an Other NET station.
Project view
Fig. 318: NET-ID dialog box used to assign a NET ID when adding a new base device
After you add a new station to the project, you will need to
download all easyE4 programs for the NET group again.
Loading programs onto multiple NET stations
To conveniently load programs for multiple stations on the NET with a single oper-
ation, follow the steps below:
Prerequisites
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All the devices must be in the group physically.
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Every single device must have an assigned NET ID.
If the project that is open features multiple NET stations, establish online com-
munications with the NET-ID1 NET station.
Make sure that <Device NT1> is selected instead of the usual <local> in the
Communication view/Connection section/Device drop-down menu.
Click on the PC-> Device button.
The Selection of NET stations dialog box will appear.
Enable all the NET stations for which you want the new program to be loaded.
Confirm your selection with OK.
The programs for all the selected NET stations will be loaded onto the devices.
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