Configuring Multiple Devicemaster Lts Network Addresses; Adding A New Device In Portvision Dx; Remote Using The Ip Address - Comtrol DeviceMaster LT User Manual

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Configuring Multiple DeviceMaster LTs Network Addresses

Adding a New Device in PortVision DX

Remote Using the IP

Address

DeviceMaster LT User Guide: 2000586 Rev. B

You can configure the network addresses for multiple DeviceMaster LTs using the

Assign IP to Multiple Devices option.

In addition, you can also configure common settings for the DeviceMaster LT

SocketServer or NS-Link web page and save the settings to a configuration file

that you can load to all or selected DeviceMaster LTs. See

Configuration Files

on Page 77 for more information.

The DeviceMaster LTs must be on the same network segment for this procedure to

work. Use the following steps to configure multiple DeviceMaster LTs.

1. If you have not done so, install PortVision DX

Page 15) and Scan the network.

2. Shift-click the DeviceMaster

LTs for which you want to

program network information,

right-click, and click Advanced

> Assign IP to Multiple Devices.

3. Enter the starting IP address,

subnet mask, IP Gateway and

click Proceed.

PortVision DX displays the

programmed IP addresses in

the Device List pane after the

next refresh cycle.

You can add a new DeviceMaster LT manually, if you do not want to scan the

network to locate and add new DeviceMaster LTs, but there may be cases where

you want to use the Add New Device window to:

•

Configure DeviceMaster LT units that are not on the local network (remote)

using

Remote Using the IP Address

•

Pre-configure a DeviceMaster LT in PortVision DX (local) using

the IP Address or MAC Address

Use the following procedure to add a remote DeviceMaster LT to PortVision DX.

1. Access the New Device window using one of these methods:

•

Click Add New > Device in the Manage menu.

•

Right-click a folder or a RocketLinx switch in the Device Tree pane

(anywhere in the pane, as long as a DeviceMaster LT is not highlighted and

you are in a valid folder) and click Add New > Device.

2. Select the appropriate DeviceMaster LT in the Device Type drop list.

3. Select the appropriate model in the Device Model drop list.

4. Enter a friendly device name in the Device Name list box.

5. Select REMOTE for the Detection Type.

6. Optionally, enter the serial number in the Serial Number list box.