General

With the page “general” the basic settings of the EIBPORT will be made.

EIBPORT name

Is giving the EIBPORT an unique name with that it is easier to discover in the network.

Serial #

In this array the serial number of the EIBPORT and of the DIMM PC is shown. This are only indicator arrays and cannot be changed.

Physical address

The configuration of the physical address affects both communication on the KNX/TP interface and KNXnet/IP communication (for KNXnet/IP configuration see chapter KNXnet/IP | ETS)

Physical address of the BCU

The EIBPORT uses this address to communication on its KNX/TP line. In addition, this address is used for KNXnet/IP routing. This address must correspond to the EIBPORT's place of installation and may not be used twice in the KNX system. To ensure correct documentation, we recommend placing a so-called dummy application in the ETS which documents the physical address used in the EIBPORT. KNXnet/IP routing can only be enabled in the EIBPORT if the physical address is a line coupler or an area coupler address (contains at least one 0).

Individ. addr. for KNXnet/IP tunnelling

These addresses are used by the tunnelling connections established with the EIBPORT. One connection can be established for each address that has been specified. These virtual physical addresses used here must not be like the "Physical address of the BCU", they have to be bus device addresses (they must not end with 0) and they must not be used by other devices in the KNX system. The first two digits of the addresses must correspond to the place of installation (or the used physical address). Since ETS 5 the ETS needs two parallel tunnelling connections to successfully establish a connection. Therefore, at least two virtual addresses must be specified here. The addresses must be separated by a semicolon.

Note: If you restore backups from older EIBPORT versions, the address settings might be overwritten with only one configurable tunnelling address. In this case it is no longer possible to establish a connection from the ETS 5.

Country settings

The location setting of the EIBPORT defines its time zone and is important for the time settings in general. Beyond that they are playing a role for the correct calculation of the astro timer.