Set a Static IP Address — Tutorials

What you'll need

A Windows PC with an Ethernet port (a USB Ethernet adapter works too)
An Ethernet cable plugged in between the PC and the controller
Administrator rights on the PC. Windows asks for them when you change network settings.

Step 1: Open View Network Connections

Press the Windows key on your keyboard and type view net into the search bar. Click View network connections under Best match.

Windows search showing 'view net' typed, with View network connections as the best match

Step 2: Open the Ethernet adapter

In the Network Connections window, double-click the Ethernet adapter the cable is plugged into. Its status usually says Unidentified network once it's connected to the controller.

Network Connections window with the Ethernet adapter highlighted

Can't tell which one it is: Unplug the cable and watch which adapter changes to Network cable unplugged, then plug it back in.

Step 3: Select Properties

In the Ethernet Status window, click Properties.

Ethernet Status window with the Properties button highlighted

Step 4: Open the TCP/IPv4 settings

Click once on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) to highlight it, then click Properties.

Ethernet Properties with Internet Protocol Version 4 highlighted and the Properties button marked

Heads up: Click the words to highlight the line. Don't click the checkbox, which turns IPv4 off for that adapter.

Step 5: Set the static IP address

Select Use the following IP address and enter:

IP address	`192.168.1.100`
Subnet mask	`255.255.255.0`
Default gateway	Leave blank

Press OK, then Close on the Ethernet Properties window.

TCP/IPv4 Properties with IP address 192.168.1.100 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0 entered

Step 6: Test the connection with ping

Press the Windows key, type cmd, and open Command Prompt.

Windows search showing 'cmd' typed, with Command Prompt as the best match

Type ping 192.168.1.1 and press Enter.

✓ Connected

Every line says Reply from 192.168.1.1 and Lost = 0. Your PC can talk to the controller.

Command Prompt showing four successful replies from 192.168.1.1

✗ Not connected

Any Request timed out or Destination host unreachable line means the PC can't reach the controller. That's true even if the summary counts some packets as "received".

Command Prompt showing request timed out and destination host unreachable

Ping failed? Check:

The cable is plugged into LAN1 on the controller, and the controller is powered on.
You edited the Ethernet adapter the cable is actually plugged into (step 2).
The IP address and subnet mask match step 5 exactly.
The controller is still at its default address. If it has been set up before, it may have a different IP (see below).

If the controller has a different IP address

When the controller isn't at 192.168.1.1, set your PC's static IP to match it:

Use the same subnet mask as the controller.
Match the first three sections of the controller's IP address.
Make the last number different from the controller's.

	IP address	Subnet mask
Controller	`10.0.5.20`	`255.255.255.0`
Your PC	`10.0.5.100`	`255.255.255.0`

Then ping the controller's actual address in step 6 (for this example, ping 10.0.5.20).

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