Communications Module Setup; Network Settings - GE Intellix BMT 330 Installation Manual

This appendix details the steps to update the communications settings for the optional
Kalkitech module (if required at the time of installation). Figure E-1 illustrates the
connectivity provided by the Kalkitech module.
Figure E-1: Communication options between the BMT 330 and a customer network
E.1

Network Settings

For a computer to access the optional communications module, the computer must be
set up to communicate on the same network. This is achieved by manually setting the
computer network adaptor configuration as follows:
IP Address:
Subnet Mask:
Default Gateway:
The communications module has the following default TCP Port settings (limited by the
communications options purchased):
Table E-1: Default TCP Port settings for communications module
Module Ethernet
Connection
Modbus TCP
DNP3
IEC61850
Modbus ASCII Over TCP/IP -
transparent channel
Hardware or software firewalls should be disabled or set to enable communications on
the assigned IP addresses and ports.
A useful indication that the communications module has been detected is when the
network icon on the taskbar reports an issue as shown in Figure E-2.
Figure E-2: Network status
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192.168.0.xxx 1 1
range 2-254, except for 121, which is the
255.255.255.0
pre-assigned default IP address for the
communications module.
192.168.0.1
Purpose
Customer SCADA
Customer SCADA
Customer SCADA
BMT Monitor Application Software

Communications Module Setup

where xxx can take any value in the
Default TCP Port
502
20000
102
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