Rice Lake CW-90X Over/Under/Washdown Checkweigher - Ethernet - Manual (Page 5)

Ethernet TCP/IP Card Installation Manual - Introduction 1
About this Manual
This manual is intended for use by service technicians
responsible for installing the Ethernet card option in
Rice Lake indicators. Authorized distributors and their employees
can view or download this manual from the
Rice Lake Weighing Systems distributor site
at
www.ricelake.com .
1.0 Introduction
The Ethernet card option comes in two sizes. The larger size (PN 83267; see Figure 2-1 on page 2) can be used in
the 920i, 820i, and 720i. The smaller card (PN 77142) can be used in the 820i and 720i. When ordered at the
same time as the indicator, the Ethernet card can be factory installed by Rice Lake Weighing Systems if
requested. Once the Ethernet option is installed, you are ready to begin configuring the scale’s IP address,
gateway IP address, netmask, and Telnet configuration password.
You cannot use a TCP/IP card if you are interfacing to a PLC. A PLC requires an IP card.
Rice Lake uses Lantronix Technology for most TCP/IP converters. Ensure you have the latest version of
DeviceInstaller configuration software from
www.lantronix.com .
General Terms and Information
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) can be run from the
Command Prompt if the MAC is known. This will
assign an address to an Ethernet I/P device.
IPCONFIG from any bus will assign an IP address to an
Ethernet I/P device. When entered in the Command
Prompt, it will display the PC’s IP address and MAC
address.
MAC (Media Access Control) is a unique number
assigned by the vendor for all Ethernet devices.
Hub broadcasts all traffic to all ports, and only the
correct address responds.
Switch sends data to only the correct device, keeping
traffic at a minimum.
Subnet Mask is a way of splitting networks.
Class A 255.0.0.0
Class B 255.255.0.0
Class C 255.255.255.0
255 Host 0 Client
Important