Operating The Vs120 Processing Unit As A Dhcp Server; Operation - Siemens SIMATIC VS120 Operating Instructions Manual

Commissioning
8.4 Establish an Ethernet connection between the processing unit and PG / PC
8.4.1.2

Operating the VS120 processing unit as a DHCP server

You want to do the following with the VS120 processing unit:
• Connect directly to the PC / PG
• Operate the VS120 processing unit as a DHCP server to assign the following addresses
Procedure
1. Configure the VS120 processing unit as a DHCP server.
2. Configure your PC / PG as a DHCP client
3. Establish an Ethernet connection
Step 1: Configuring the VS120 processing unit as a DHCP server
1. After turning on the VS120 processing unit and after the self-test is completed, go to the
2. Confirm the selected "Ports" menu command with "OK".
3. Change to the "Ethernet" menu and confirm with "OK"
4. Confirm the selected "IP Mode" menu command with "OK".
5. Select "DHCPSERV" and confirm with "OK"
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of the processing unit automatically:
– IP address
– DNS server address
Notice
Under no circumstances connect the VS120 processing unit in this mode to an
existing DHCP server in the house network over a switch as you may disrupt the
operation of the house network. You can only implement an additional connection
from the PC to your previous network over a second network adapter in this PC.
Note
In this mode, you can connect up to four PCs to the VS120 processing unit via a
switch since a maximum of four IP addresses can be assigned automatically.
"Connect" menu and confirm with "OK".
Vision Sensor SIMATIC VS120
Operating Instructions, Edition 02/2006, A5E00757507-01