Network Menu; Network Configuration Page - Pepperl+Fuchs ICDM-RX/MOD Manual

ICDM-RX/MOD User Manual

Network Menu

5. Network Menu
This section discusses the pages under the Network menu, which includes:
• Network Configuration Page on Page 44
• Password Page on Page 45
• Security Page on Page 45
• Keys/Certs Page on Page 46

5.1. Network Configuration Page

You can use the Network Configuration page to change the ICDM-RX/MOD network configuration after using
PortVision DX for initial network configuration.
Click the Network tab to access this page.
The following table provides information about the Network Configuration fields.
General
You can enter a 16-character Host Name to identify this ICDM-RX/MOD on the Home
Host Name
page.
The TCP protocol has a keepalive feature where the two network stacks periodically
ping each other to make sure the connection is still up.
Upon loss of a TCP/IP connection, the network stack starts a timer. If the TCP/IP
connection is still lost after the number of seconds set by the TCP Keepalive value,
then the ICDM-RX/MOD closes the connection and frees all the ports associated
TCP Keepalive
with the connection.
Default = 60
If the ICDM-RX/MOD was the originator of the first connection, it will then try to re-
connect the TCP/IP connection. This allows the ICDM-RX/MOD to be connected
and ready to send/receive data even after a network disturbance.
For most networks the default value should not need to be changed.
Allows you to change the bootloader time-out value before the default application,
Modbus Router loads.
Boot Timeout
You may need to increase this time-out value to 45 for compatibility with spanning
Default = 15
tree devices (normally switches). If you change the time-out value to 0, this prevents
Modbus Router from loading.
IP Configuration (IPv4)
Configures the ICDM-RX/MOD to use DHCPv4 mode.
If you select Use DHCP, the IPv4 Address field below is disabled and set to 0.0.0.0.
Use DHCP
See your System Administrator to acquire a unique reserved IPv4 address if you are
using DHCP. They will need the MAC address of the unit to provide you with an IPv4
address.
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Network Configuration Page