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Technical Bulletin
AN00029
Setting the Controller IP Address
1 Purpose
The purpose of this technical bulletin is to demonstrate the Cambridge Technology
approved methods to change the IP Address of SM1000, EC1000, or ScanMaster (SMC)
controllers.
2 IP Address
An IP address is a unique number used to identify a networked electronic device. It is
like giving the device a street address. This allows communication of devices on a
network.
3 Connecting Your Controller to a PC
3.1 Apply power to the controller
Before trying to change the IP Address of the controller, connect the controller to power
and a computer.
Please refer to one of the following documents on how to connect power to the
controller.
If you are using SMC, please refer to the
SMC Hardware Reference
Manual, page 16.
If you are using EC1000, please refer to the
EC1000 Hardware
Manual, page 30.
If you are using SM1000, please refer to the
SM1000 User
Manual, page 15.
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3.2 Connect your controller to the PC Ethernet connection
Connect one end of an Ethernet cable from a PC to the controller.
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Summary of Contents for Cambridge Technology ScanMaster
- Page 1 Setting the Controller IP Address 1 Purpose The purpose of this technical bulletin is to demonstrate the Cambridge Technology approved methods to change the IP Address of SM1000, EC1000, or ScanMaster (SMC) controllers. 2 IP Address An IP address is a unique number used to identify a networked electronic device. It is like giving the device a street address.
- Page 2 Technical Bulletin AN00029 Figure 1 - SMC- Connect an Ethernet cable from PC to the Controller Figure 2 - SM1000 - Connect an Ethernet Cable from PC to the SM1000 Controller Figure 3 - EC1000 - Connect an Ethernet Cable from PC to the EC1000 I/O Module Device Configuration Editor Tool (SMC Only) The DeviceConfigEditor.exe application (recommended method) allows you to change the IP Address to correspond to the network that the controller will be running on.
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Page 3: Device Configuration Procedure
Technical Bulletin AN00029 4.1 Device configuration procedure 1. Open ‘Broadcast Monitor’ to get the current controller IP Address. Figure 4 - Open Broadcast Monitor from Start Menu 2. Get the current IP address from Broadcast Monitor as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 - Controller IP Address Shown in Broadcast Monitor ©... - Page 4 Technical Bulletin AN00029 3. Change your computer local adapter IP address to be in the same network neighborhood as your controller. Figure 6 - Local Network Adapter Settings (Static Address Shown) a. Open ‘Control Panel’ and select ‘View Network Status and Tasks’. b.
- Page 5 Technical Bulletin AN00029 4. Open ‘Device Configuration Editor’. Figure 7 - Open Device Configuration Editor from the Start Menu Figure 8 - Device Configuration Editor 5. Select ‘Connect’. 6. Select ‘Edit Config’. © Novanta Corporation. All rights reserved.
- Page 6 AN00029 a. Note: This launches the same ‘SMC Device Configuration’ Interface you would see from inside ScanMaster Designer. You can also make the same IP address change from the ‘SMC Device Configuration’ window in ScanMaster Designer (SMD). Figure 9 - Device Configuration Interface 7.
- Page 7 Technical Bulletin AN00029 8. Change the ‘IP Mode’ to ‘Static’, or ‘Autodetect’ for dynamic addressing. 9. Change the ‘IP Address’ to the new address you want the controller to have. Note: When you enter an IP Address into the ‘IP Address’ field, the Device Configuration Editor will generate an IP Gateway address for you in the ‘IP Gateway’...
- Page 8 Technical Bulletin AN00029 Figure 11 - Open Broadcast Monitor from Start Menu 2. Get the current IP address from Broadcast Monitor as shown in Figure 10. Figure 12 - Controller IP Address Shown in Broadcast Monitor 3. Change your computer local adapter IP address to be in the same network neighborhood as your controller.
- Page 9 Technical Bulletin AN00029 Figure 13 - Local Network Adapter Settings (Static IP Shown) a. Open ‘Control Panel’ and select ‘View Network Status and Tasks’. b. Select ‘Local Area Connection’. c. Select ‘Properties’. d. Uncheck ‘Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)’. f. If you plan to use static IP addressing, follow the steps from i to iii below. If you plan to use dynamic (automatic) addressing, continue to Step g below.
- Page 10 Technical Bulletin AN00029 Figure 14 - Open Remote Administrator from the Start Menu Figure 15 - Remote Administrator – Connectivity Tab 4. Open ‘Remote Administrator’. In ‘Target Address’, select the IP address shown in Broadcast Monitor earlier. 6. Press ‘Take Host Control’. 7.
- Page 11 Technical Bulletin AN00029 8. Change the IP address to the new address you want the controller to have. Note: When you enter an IP Address into the ‘IP Address’ field, the Device Configuration Editor will generate an IP Gateway address for you in the ‘IP Gateway’ field.
- Page 12 Technical Bulletin AN00029 Figure 17 - Remote Administrator Warning 13. Select ‘Controls’ tab. 14. Press ‘Hardware Reset’ and your controller will reboot. Figure 18 - Remote Administrator Controls Tab 15. Reopen ‘Remote Administrator’. 16. Confirm the IP address has changed. ©...
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