Ethernet Gateway for SIMATIC MPI/PROFIBUS Driver
GP-Pro EX Device/PLC Connection Manual
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Device Setting
To display the [Individual Device Settings] dialog box, from [Device-Specific Settings] in the [Device/PLC]
window, select the external device and click [Settings] .
To connect multiple External Devices, from [Device-Specific Settings] in the [Device/PLC] window, click [Add
Device] to add another External Device.
External Device Settings
Use the Web Browser to access the Adapter for communication setting. Please refer to the manual of the Adapter
for more details.
1 The home page, which is located at ‘http://<ip-address>’, is a basic address and navigation starting point for the
user.
2 The configuration page, accessible via a link on the home page, is a configuration interface for the user.
Before this page opens, it is necessary to enter the device name as Username (NETLink PRO) and the password
(admin if no user specified password is stored). The default password is ‘admin’.
3 Enter the following settings and click [OK].
If you click the [OK] button, the inputs are checked for plausibility. You may then be shown which inputs are
incorrect and what correct input would look like at this point.
4 If all entries are consistent, the changes are displayed again as they will now be stored in the adapter when you
click the 'OK' button again.
After the new parameters have been stored, the adapter is restarted to activate the new configuration.
• At delivery state the Adapter has the IP address 192.168.4.49
Setup Items Setting
Device name Name assigned to the adapter consisting of max. 20 alphanumeric characters.
Static IP address IP address that is used if DHCP is deactivated or the DHCP timeout elapses
Static subnet mask Subnet mask that is used if DHCP is deactivated or the DHCP timeout elapses
DHCP ON/OFF activate DHCP
DHCP Timeout
(seconds)
30 to 65500 seconds
Web interface ON/
OFF
Web interface is ON or OFF
RFC1006 parameters not needed for communication with GP-Pro EX applications
New passwords password with up to eight characters
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