28 Rockwell Automation Publication 2711R-UM001I-EN-E - February 2023
Chapter 2 Configure the Terminal
Change Ethernet Settings
You can establish an Ethernet connection between the connected PanelView
800 terminal and computer using the Ethernet port on the terminal.
For the Ethernet port, IP addresses can be set dynamically by the network if
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is enabled. If DHCP is disabled,
the IP addresses must be entered manually.
If DHCP is enabled for the Ethernet port, the current fields show the IP
addresses assigned by the network. You can assign IP addresses manually by
disabling DHCP and entering addresses in the static fields.
Follow these steps to set a static IP address for the terminal’s Ethernet port
from the terminal.
1. Go to the Terminal Settings screen.
You cannot change the Ethernet settings from PanelView Explorer. If you want to
change this setting, you must do so from the terminal configuration screens.
IMPORTANT If a terminal is set for DHCP and is not on a network or is on a network
that does not have a DHCP server (or the server is not available), it will
automatically assign itself an Automatic Private IP address (or auto IP
address). The auto IP address is in the range of
169.254.0.0…169.254.255.255.
The terminal makes sure that the auto IP address is unique from any
other auto IP address of other devices on the network. The terminal can
now communicate with other devices on the network that have IP
addresses in the 169.254.xxx.xxx range (and a subnet mask of
255.255.0.0).
Ethernet Settings
Parameter Description
MAC ID
Read-only field that defines the MAC ID of the PanelView 800 terminal.
Each Ethernet device has a unique MAC ID.
The MAC ID is shown in PanelView Explorer, and the Communication
terminal screen from firmware revision 4.011 onwards.
Network Device Name Unique name that identifies the terminal on the network.
IP address
Unique address that identifies the terminal on the Ethernet network.
The format of the IP address is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, for example, 10.90.95.30
The range of values for the first set of decimal numbers is 1…255 unless
all fields are set to 000. The range of values for the last three sets of
decimal numbers is 0…255.
Subnet Mask
Address that must be identical to the server subnet mask. The subnet
mask is formatted like the IP address.
Default Gateway Optional address that is formatted like the IP address.
IMPORTANT If the Ethernet port is disabled, you cannot set a static IP address for
the terminal. The terminal prompts an alert (ID: 2058) when you try to do
so.
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