National Instruments FieldPoint FP-2000 User Manual page 71

Appendix A Choosing Network Settings
FP-2000/2010/2015 User Manual
• To determine whether an IP address is already used by another device
on the network, select Start»Run, type
is the IP address you want to test, and click OK. If
x.x.x.x
returns a timeout, the IP address is not used. If it returns a reply from
a device, the IP address is already in use.
• A subnet is a set of systems whose IP addresses are configured such
that they can communicate directly with one another. Data does not
flow through an intermediate router. The most common subnet mask is
255.255.255.0
• Appropriate subnet masks should be chosen to divide your system into
smaller subnets, as desired. The method for determining the subnet is
as follows:
The IP Address is combined in a logical AND with the subnet mask to
determine the subnet. For example, a system with an IP address of
and a subnet mask of
10.10.10.10
subnet of
10.10.10.x
and a subnet mask of
same subnet. Likewise, if the systems have a subnet mask of
, all systems with an IP of
255.255.0.0
part of the same subnet.
• Using the Suggest Values button when configuring a network
module's IP address in FieldPoint Explorer should result in values that
work on your network.
• The Time Server is the address of the computer where you have
installed the National Instruments Time Service. This service is
installed along with the FieldPoint software, Lookout 4.0 or later,
and the LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control module.
• If you are setting up your own network, you probably do not have a
gateway or DNS server, so you should set these values to
• To find out the network settings for your computer, run
Windows 2000/NT/XP or
To run
winipcfg
field, and click OK. The IP Configuration window appears, which
gives you information about the network setup for your computer.
Make sure that the correct Ethernet adapter appears in the field at
the top of the window.
To run
ipconfig
prompt, and press <Enter>. If you need more information, you can run
with the
ipconfig
sure you use the settings for the correct Ethernet adapter to configure
your FP-20xx.
.
255.255.255.0
. Thus, all systems with an IP of
255.255.255.0
on Windows 98/95.
winipcfg
, select Start»Run, type
, open a Command window, type
option by typing
/all
A-2
where
ping x.x.x.x
ping
is on the
10.10.10.x
are considered to be on the
are considered
10.10.x.x
0.0.0.0
ipconfig
in the Open
winipcfg
ipconfig
. Make
ipconfig /all
.
on
at the
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