Helmholz NETLink 700-881-MPI21 - The Tool: NETLink PRO Family Configuration

NETLink
®
Ethernet Products
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6 The Tool: ‘NETLink
®
PRO Family Configuration’
If a Simatic Engineering Tool is present on the configuration
computer that installed the PG/PC interface, it is possible to con-
figure a NETLink
®
both via the integrated web interface (see chap-
ter 7.3) and with the configuration tool.
The tool is accessible under ‘Start/Programs/Helmholz/NETLink-S7-
NET/NETLink PRO Family Configuration’ after the NETLink-S7-NET
driver has been installed.
After this program has been called, the network will be searched
for connected NETLink
®
MAC addresses:
The scan can be repeated at any time by pressing the “Scan” but-
ton again. Having chosen any NETLink
®
adapter out of the pro-
vided list, it is possible to configure the device after clicking
‘Parameterize…’ as described in Section 5.
An extended function enables direct parameterization across net-
work boundaries. To do this, activate the radio button and enter
the known IP address of the NETLink
®
(the example includes the
optional address of the port – separated by a colon) in the empty
field. The corresponding configuration menu then opens when
"Parameterize..." is clicked.
In order to be able to use
the scan function to find
NETLink® devices, make
sure that UDP ports 25342
and 25343 are not being
blocked by a firewall.
The set IP address of the
connected
NETLink
®
devices
is not relevant for search
function.
The search
function uses the device
-
specific MAC addresses.
All
other data in the list is for
information only.