Setting a static IP address on your PC allows it to communicate with another device on a local Ethernet network.
The IP address is a unique identifier for devices on an Ethernet network and is assigned using the TCP/IP communication protocol.
Understanding networking basics and why we use static IP addresses is important in industrial automation.
๐ An IP address is made up of four octets, which are numbers in the range of 0 to 255, separated by period characters.
๐ The subnet mask defines which portion of the IP address is the subnet address.
๐ Two devices can only communicate with each other if they are on the same subnet or a router routes packets between the devices over different subnets.
๐ Configuring your computer and the device you want to communicate with to be on the same subnet enables direct communication.
๐ป To set a static IP address for your laptop, access the Network and Internet Settings and configure the network adapter.
๐ฅ๏ธ The Network Connections window allows you to view and configure the network adapters on your computer.
๐ The Ethernet properties dialog allows us to configure network adapter settings.
๐ We can configure the IP address and subnet mask for the network adapter.
๐ Modifying the settings allows us to use a static IP address.
๐ง Set the IP address of your computer to enable communication with other devices on the same network.
๐ฅ๏ธ Configure the IP address and subnet mask to establish a unique address within the network.
๐ Test the connection by pinging the target device from your computer.
โ๏ธ Configuring the IP address of your computer enables communication with other devices on a network.
๐ Testing the connection between your computer and a device on the network is essential for troubleshooting communication issues.
๐ฅ๏ธ Setting a static IP address for your computer is the first step in establishing communication with other devices.
๐ CODESYS 1: Introduction to PLC Programming is a recommended course for learning PLC programming.
๐ป The course covers writing, downloading, and testing PLC applications with CODESYS.