COMMISSIONING AND OPERATION 5
8024534 / 16UW / 2020-02-26 Operating Instructions | InspectorP Rack Fine Positioning 21
Subject to change without notice
5 Commissioning and operation
5.1 Establishing a connection: Ethernet
Opening user interface
The device must be supplied with voltage and connected to the computer via the
Ethernet interface in order to use the SOPASair web server.
1. Start web browser (recommendation: Google Chrome).
2. Enter the device IP address into the address line. The following IP address is pre-
configured by default: 192.168.0.1
The SOPASair user interface appears.
Changing the IP address
1. Start SICK AppManager.
The connection status of the device and software is displayed below in the
list.
2. In the Device Search window, click on the Scan button.
The network is scanned.
The Device Search window lists all devices found in the network.
3. Select the desired device.
The Device window shows the application currently loaded on the device.
4. Click on the Edit IP Address button.
The Edit IP Address window opens.
5. Select the Use manual IP settings option.
6. Enter an IP address.
7. Confirm changes with OK.
5.2 Establishing a connection: PROFINET
In order to use the PROFINET communication protocol, the local device setting must
be in the Profinet Ethernet mode:
1. In the SICK AppManager, change the IP address.
2. Open SOPASair.
3. In SOPASair, switch to the Operator user level. To do so, click on the button with
the currently set user level at the top right in the user interface.
4. Open the Interfaces window.
5. In the Ethernet mode area, set the Profinet mode.
The device restarts.
The PROFINET interface is active.
The PROFINET device name is used for identification. The IP address is usually
assigned by the PROFINET IO controller (PLC) and then cannot be changed using
SICK AppManager.
To make other settings on the PROFINET interface on the side of the PROFINET IO
controllers (PLC), see 5.4.2 Interfaces, page 29
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