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2-4-4 Setting the gateway
The following explains how to set the gateway. Basically this is specifying the router IP address. The
router is a device relaying information from a certain network to a different network when two or
more networks are present.
1) Press
(PARAM) in "SYSTEM" mode to enter "SYSTEM>PARAM" mode.
F1
2) Press
(OP. BRD).
F5
3) Select the number for "E_Net" with the
keys and press
F1
4) Press the
key three times to select "4. gate-
way " and then press
F1
5) The currently set gateway appears.
To change it, enter the new gateway with the
9
0
to
keys. Enter the exact number
including periods (.).
After changing the setting, press
6) To end the setting, press
select the parameter.
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CAUTION
Any appropriate gateway address can be used as long as the network is not connected to other networks.
(However, use an IP address that has not yet been assigned to other devices.)
When connecting the robot controller on an already existing network, always check with the network supervisor
before making IP address, subnet mask and gateway settings.
The Ethernet unit for RCX series uses a private address as the IP address default setting. This default value
cannot be used as is on the Internet. So when connecting to the Internet, always be sure to change the IP
address of the robot controller to a global address.
2-4 Making system settings for the controller (server)
(SELECT).
(EDIT).
.
. To continue setting another parameter, use the
ESC
2
keys to
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