Laser beta lasermike LS8000-3 - Manual (Page 168)

LaserSpeed 8000-3 Instruction Handbook
Ethernet Communication
Part No. 93463 / Drawing No. 0921-01561 Page 168 of 221 Revision A (Sep 2007)
Network Mask
*IPNETMSK
Read/Write
COM LED Function
$C
Read/Write
UDP Power-On Data
Transmission Mode
*AUTOUDP
Read/Write
UDP Power-On Data
Destination IP Address
*AUTOADDR
Read/Write
UDP Power-On Data
Destination IP Port
*AUTOPORT
Read/Write
IP Address Configuration
The LS8000-3 can automatically obtain a network address using DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), or it can use a manually configured IP
Address. If DHCP is enabled, then the LS8000-3 will reports its IP Address as
0.0.0.0 until an address is acquired, at which time it will report the address
obtained from the DHCP server. This process usually only takes a few
seconds, but the time will depend on the DHCP server's responsiveness. If
the IP Address stays at 0.0.0.0 for more than 5 minutes, this means that the
LS8000-3 was unable to acquire a network address, and you should either use
a manual IP Address, or contact your network administrator to determine the
cause.
DHCP
The LS8000-3 DHCP client supports the Host Name Option (see RFC 2132.)
If the network's DHCP server and DNS server support this feature, the DHCP
server will register this name with the DNS server, making the LS8000-3
visible on the network by the Host Name as well as by the IP Address. This
allows you to communicate with a gauge over Ethernet without having to know
its IP Address.
The DHCP lease on the IP Address usually expires after some amount of time,
requiring the LS8000-3 to re-register. Usually, the same IP Address will be
returned by the DHCP server, but this is not guaranteed. If you are reading
measurements from the LS8000-3 over Ethernet, you may want to
permanently fix the IP Address by assigning it manually.