Setting Communication Specifications

Setting Communication Specifications

Set the communication specifications such as IP address and DNS. In addition, perform input format settings.

Important

Use the same communication specification settings for the controller and the external device.

On the Main screen, tap the [System] menu - [Communication] - [Serial] - [Ethernet].
The Ethernet window is displayed.

Set the following items.

Ethernet window

Setting item			Setting value [Factory default]	Description
Address setting
	Obtain an IP address automatically [Use the following IP address]			Set the IP address of the controller. When "Obtain an IP address automatically" is selected, the IP address of the controller will be automatically obtained. When "Use the following IP address" is selected, set the IP address, subnet mask, and the default gateway address.
	IP address		a.b.c.d a: 1 to 223 b: 0 to 255 c: 0 to 255 d: 0 to 255 [10.5.5.100]	Input the controller IP address.
	Subnet mask		0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 [255.255.255.0]	Input the subnet mask address.
	Default gateway		0.0.0.1 to 255.255.255.254 [10.5.5.110]	Input the default gateway address.
	DNS server		a.b.c.d a: 1 to 223 b: 0 to 255 c: 0 to 255 d: 0 to 255 [10.5.5.1]	Input the DNS server address.
I/O setting
	Input mode		[Normal]	This item cannot be changed.
	Input format		[ASCII]	This item cannot be changed.
	Output IP address		a.b.c.d a: 1 to 223 b: 0 to 255 c: 0 to 255 d: 0 to 255 [0.0.0.0]	Input the output destination IP address.
	I/O port No.		0 to 65535 [9600]	Set the port No. to use for data I/O with the controller. When PLC link or UDP communication is used in addition to FTP, specify the I/O port number to be used in each communication. FTP uses 20 and 21 for I/O ports regardless of the I/O port number settings.

Tap [OK].
The settings are confirmed and the Ethernet window closes.