Internet communication is not absolutely necessary because the device
does not require any Internet parameters.
3.3.2 Router option
With the router option you have the option of using the CONNECT
device as a bridge or router.
With a bridge, several interfaces are connected to form a common
network. The participants are all in the same subnet and can
communicate directly with each other, just as if they were connected to a
switch. This operating mode can e.g. B. can be used to connect devices
that only have a LAN port to an existing WiFi network. You can also
configure the device as an access point so that you can connect mobile
devices such as smartphones or tablets to devices that have a LAN port
via the CONNECT.
If you have two different subnets that you want to connect, set the device
to router operating mode. The CONNECT device then routes the packets
between the WAN and one or more LAN interfaces. In order for a device
to access the network of the other interface, the IP address of the
CONNECT device must be entered as a gateway.
3.3.3 IP switch option
With the IP switch option you have the option of configuring IP address
conversions in the device in order to connect two networks with different
subnets without having to use a router. The devices on the peripheral
interface are then no longer accessed with the original IP address, but
rather with a virtual IP address that matches the network.
An example is a system network with a controller that should now be
addressed by the operating data acquisition. A direct oneHowever,
communication between the two network participants is not possible
because the two networks have a different subnet. Before you convert
the entire system network to a different subnet, which in some cases is
very time-consuming or you are not even authorized to do so, the
CONNECT device can easily solve this problem with the IP switch
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