Connecting The Vs120 Processing Unit Manually - Siemens SIMATIC VS120 Operating Instructions Manual

Step 2: Configure your PC / PG as a DHCP client
1. Click Start > Settings > Network and Dial-up Connections
2. In the "Network and Dial-up Connections" dialog, select your active local area connection
3. Select "Properties" in the context menu and select the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" entry.
4. Click the "Properties" button
5. Select the "Obtain an IP address automatically" radio button
Step 3: Establish the Ethernet connection
1. Establish an Ethernet connection between the VS120 processing unit and PC / PG. Use
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Perform the activities described in the section
8.4.1.3

Connecting the VS120 processing unit manually

You want to do the following with the VS120 processing unit:
• Connect directly to the PC / PG
• Configure manually to change the IP address of the VS120 processing unit or to assign
Requirements
The PC / PG has the following default network setting that it cannot/should not be modified:
In the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties" dialog, the "Use the following IP address" radio
button is selected.
You can check the setting by following the steps described in the section "Procedure for
checking the IP setting of the PC / PG".
Procedure
1. Check the IP setting of the PC / PG
2. Configure the VS120 processing unit manually
3. Establish an Ethernet connection
Vision Sensor SIMATIC VS120
Operating Instructions, Edition 02/2006, A5E00757507-01
8.4 Establish an Ethernet connection between the processing unit and PG / PC
to the network
a network cable of the type "Ethernet RJ-45 (crossover)"
Note
Instead of the network cable of the type "Ethernet RJ-45 (crossover)", you can also use a
network cable of the type "Ethernet RJ-45" with a switch for the connection between the
VS120 processing unit and the PC / PG.
an address yourself
Check the connection
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Commissioning
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