HMS Anybus Communicator - Ethernet Configuration File (Ethcfg.cfg); General

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Doc: HMSI-27-309, Rev. 3.11Anybus Communicator PROFINET User Manual
4.2 Ethernet Configuration File (“ethcfg.cfg”)
4.2.1 General
To be able to participate on the network, the Anybus Communicator needs a valid TCP/IP configura-
tion. These settings are stored in the system file “\ethcfg.cfg”.
The settings in this file may also be affected by...
• DCP (See “DCP (Discovery and Basic Configuration)” on page 26).
• HICP (See “Anybus IPconfig (HICP)” on page 29)
• SSI (See “Server Side Include (SSI)” on page 35)
• DHCP/BootP (See “DHCP/BootP” on page 26)
• Mailbox Commands (See “Mailbox Editor” on page 97)
See also...
• “FTP Server” on page 30
• “Fieldbus Settings” on page 54
File Format:
[IP address]
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
[Subnet mask]
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
[Gateway address}
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
[DHCP/BOOTP]
ON or OFF
[SMTP address]
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
[SMTP username]
username
[SMTP password]
password
[DNS1 address]
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
[DNS2 address]
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
[Domain name]
domain
[Host name]
anybus
[HICP password]
password
• IP address
• Subnet mask
• Gateway address
• DHCP/BootP
ON - Enabled
OFF - Disabled
• SMTP server/login settings
Username and Password is only necessary if required by the
server.
• Primary and Secondary DNS
Needed to be able to resolve host names
• Default domain name for not fully qualified host names
•Host name
•HICP password