Devicemaster Network Configuration; Disabling Ipv4 Mode - Pepperl+Fuchs ICDM-RX/TCP Manual

ICDM-RX/TCP (DeviceMaster) and ICRPC (RocketPort EXPRESS)
Windows Driver Installation

4.7. DeviceMaster Network Configuration

Pepperl+Fuchs recommends using PortVision DX to configure network settings.
Note: Use NS-Link/SocketServer (DeviceMaster web page) to configure IPv6 network settings.
Optionally, you can use the Windows Driver Management Console to:
• Disable IP communications.
• Change the IP address (if the MAC address has been associated to the DeviceMaster), see Changing a
Static IPv4 Address on Page 53.
• Configure the DeviceMaster for use with DHCP, see Setting Up DHCP (IPv4) on Page 54.

4.7.1. Disabling IPv4 Mode

Use this procedure if you want to disable IP communications.
1. If necessary, access the Windows Driver Management Console.
Note: The DeviceMaster must be operational in MAC mode on a local network segment or connected
directly to the PC (DeviceMaster Associating the MAC Address on Page 36).
2. Make sure that the MAC Mode radio button has been selected.
3. Highlight the Device Name of the DeviceMaster that you want to
configure.
4. Click the Network Settings button.
5. Click the Modify button.
6. Click Disable IP.
You can use the Disable IP option if you are not using IP
addressing (DHCP or static) and operating the DeviceMaster in
MAC mode.
7. Click the Apply Changes button.
8. Click Yes to the Warning popup.
After the DeviceMaster is rebooted, the following occurs:
• In PortVision DX, the IP address displays as 0.0.0.0.
• In the Windows Driver Management Console:
- The IP address in the Network Settings popup displays
255.255.255.255.
- If the DeviceMaster had been set to IP Mode, the previously programmed IP address will appear in the
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