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Configuring network settings

Network configuration of MindConnect Nano requires information on the ethernet interfaces for data acquisition (ethernet labeled with X2P1) and Insights Hub (ethernet labeled with X1P1). If your company uses a proxy server, it must also be configured to connect MindConnect Nano to Insights Hub. Contact your IT administrator for details on your local network settings.

After enabling the connection to the MindConnect Element, you can edit the network configuration. You can enter either a static IP address or use DHCP. The last option is possible, if there is a DHCP server available in your company network.

Procedure

To configure the network setting, follow these steps:

  1. Select the asset in the "Asset" tab.
  2. Click the asset icon, for example "MindConnect Nano".
  3. In th Agent settings section, the following graphic displays the edit MindConnect window.
    edit-mindconnect-nano
  4. Enable "DHCP" if the DHCP server is available in a company network or enter the address information for static IP address.
    The following graphic shows the IP address input fields:
    static-ip-address

Note

  • It is recommended to add network routes instead of using Gateway field. It is applicable for "Production Interface" only.
  • Configuring “Production interface" is not necessary for the case of reading data from serial devices using Modbus RTU protocol and the setting DHCP is enabled by default.

5.Enter the proxy data area "Communication Settings" if necessary and click "Save".
- In this case, contact your network administrator to get the proxy data. For Proxy IP address input field, it is also possible to define the port number, for example: 127.0.0.1:8080.
- For proxy authentication type NTLM: The domain and the username have to be provided as "username@domain" or as "domain/username".

Note

If nothing else is configured manually, MindConnect Nano will try to obtain IP addresses for both adapters via DHCP.

6.Enter the available router gateways used in your company network.
production-interface

7.Click "Save" to complete the configuration.


Last update: May 14, 2024