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ID: 1419.0035K02 - 101441 - Zd
Serial Number
Figure 3-6: Serial number on the name plate
Example:
Serial number of the power sensor: 101441
Default hostname: nrp18sn-101441
Hostname in zero configuration networks, including peer-to-peer networks
The power sensor supports zero configuration networking, used in networks with-
out DHCP server, such as peer-to-peer networks. Thus, you can connect the
power sensor to a network without setting up services such as dynamic host con-
figuration protocol (DHCP) and domain name system (DNS), or configuring the
network settings manually.
For establishing a connection to the power sensor, try the default hostname and
the hostname extended with .local as shown in the example below. All commu-
nication for resolving names in the top-level-domain (TLD) .local are defined to
be executed using dedicated local services and ports if no other DNS (domain
name server) is available.
Example:
Default hostname: nrp18sn-101441
Extended hostname: nrp18sn-101441.local
3.7.3.4 Assigning the IP address
Depending on the network capabilities, the TCP/IP address information for the
LAN power sensor can be obtained in different ways:
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If the network supports dynamic TCP/IP configuration using the dynamic host
configuration protocol (DHCP), the address information can be assigned auto-
matically.
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If the network does not support DHCP, the LAN power sensor tries to obtain
the IP address via the zeroconf (APIA) protocol. If this attempt does not suc-
Connecting to a controlling host