Communications 9810 series - User manual
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5. Select your IP address assignment mode.
Selection Mode Description
Use DHCP to obtain an
IPv4 address
DHCP
The meter acquires its IP addresses from
your network’s DHCP server. The Device
Name and Domain Name fields are used to
define the meter’s fully-qualified domain
name (FQDN).
Use the following IPv4
address
Stored
The meter uses the IP addresses that you
manually enter for IPv4 (address, subnet
mask and gateway).
IPv4
For IPv6, select the IPv6 Enabled check box to enable IPv6 communications or clear it to
disable IPv6 communications.
NOTE: The IPv6 Link Local address is factory set and is read-only.
Selection Mode Description
Use DHCP to obtain an
IPv6 address
DHCPv6
The meter acquires its IP addresses from
your network’s DHCPv6 server. The Device
Name and Domain Name fields are used to
define the meter’s fully-qualified domain
name (FQDN).
Use the following IPv6
address
Stored
The meter uses the IP addresses that you
manually enter for IPv6 (global address and
default gateway).
IPv6
You can have different assignment modes for IPv4 and for IPv6.
6. Configure the settings for the selected mode then click OK.
The changes are saved to the meter. If ION Setup detects that the connection information is
already in use, you are prompted to confirm the change.
7. Click Yes to confirm the change or No to cancel.
An example of an instance where you might want to confirm the change is if you are
programming the meter to replace another meter already in service.