Network Id - Omega RD8800 User Manual

Chapter 5 Programming
To set the Subnet mask:
From the Ethernet menu use the UP (↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ) or DOWN (↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ) button to highlight Subnet mask and press the
ENTER button. Use the multi-page alphnumeric keypad to enter a Subnet mask and then press the
ENTER button to return to the Ethernet menu.
5.10.1.5.3 Server address (addr)
This option is used to set the IP address of the PC running the name Server used in the Guardian
Software package. If you don't have this software, this address may be left blank.
To set the name Server address:
From the Ethernet menu use the UP (↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ) or DOWN (↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ) button to highlight Server addr and press the
ENTER button. Use the multi-page alphnumeric keypad to enter the IP address of the PC running the
name Server and then press the ENTER button to return to the Ethernet menu.
NOTE: Whenever any of the above options are changed, the Recorder must be restarted before the
changes will take effect.
When using the optional Companion Software, you must first make a connection using the E-Bridge
program before using the Ethernet to connect to a Recorder. Double click on the E-Bridge icon. Double
click on its icon on the system tray (or right click then select enable) to open the window. If the Recorder
you want is not in the list, add its IP address and a description then press the save list button so the
information will be remembered next time. Select the IP address you want to connect and then press the
connect button. The Connect column should change from No to Yes.
NOTE: Only one Recorder can be connected at a time.
The Number of Retries and Ethernet timeout are the only other settings in this dialog box that have any
effect on the Ethernet connection. Once a connection is made, the communications are the same as for
a serial port. If communications stop, you may have to reset the connection by right clicking on the
E-Bridge icon on the system tray and selecting Reset.

5.10.2 Network ID

The Network ID, or unit address, assigns a user programmed Recorder ID number for use in multidrop Modbus
environments.
To program the Network ID:
From the Com Ports menu use the UP (↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ) or DOWN (↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ) button to highlight Network ID and then press the
ENTER button. You will be prompted with "net id
between 1 (default) and 255. When the correct Network ID is displayed, press the ENTER button to return to
the Com Ports menu.
NOTE: Even if you are not using the unit in a Modbus environment a Network ID is still required to communicate
with the Companion Software.
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XXX ". Use the numeric keypad to enter a Network ID
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