Network settings

Here the network interface of EIBPORT is configured. Beside from that, you can enter addresses for NTP-time server.

Use DHCP

If „use DHCP“ is enabled, following 3 parameter (IP address, subnet mask, standard gateway) will not be considered. EIBPORT will receive these parameters from a DHCP server in the network. After the new settings will be stored, the connection to ConfigTool (“System”) will be automatically disconnected, because something in network configuration has been changed. Check with the additional software “Discovery Tool” (available on EIBPORT CD or in the download area under http://www.bab-tec.de ) which IP-address your EIBPORT got from the DHCP server. If EIBPORT furthermore cannot be reached with the previous IP-address, please execute a “Cold Start”.

Note: If DHCP is enabled, the values that were manually entered into the parameter fields of the network settings will remain unchanged. The fields do not show the addresses which the EIBPORT has received via DHCP!!

Setting IP-addresses manually

If DHCP is disabled, addresses must be entered manually. Therefore it will be necessary to consider address range of the network, in which EIBPORT will be located. Additionally you should enter a gateway address, as possible, to ensure entire functionality.

In delivery condition EIBPORT has the following settings:

• IP-address: 192.168.1.1

• Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Please note: To establish direct connection with EIBPORT, computer and EIBPORT have to be located in same subnet. In subnet 255.255.255.0 it is allowed only to vary the last digit by older version of hardware (<vers. 2.0) a cross-over connection will be necessary.

DNS server

DNS server will be required to resolve domain names into IP-addresses. (to translate) It will be recommended always to enter several DNS server. Current routers transfer DNS requests, so it can be enough to fill in the gateway address. Addresses of public DNS servers you will find in the internet or in the ”WAN settings” of your router.

Valid entry is precondition for dispatching emails

Time server

EIBPORT can be used as an KNX clock. It fetches the actual time from a NTP server (network time protocol) and corrects its own clock accordingly. This time can be sent to other EIB subscribers by the job time- and date transmitter. You can use DNS names or IP-addresses.

Public NTP server:

• “Physikalische Technische Bundesanstalt ptbtime2.ptb.de

• Technical University of Berlin ntps1-0.cs.tu-berlin.de

• University of Erlangen ntp0.fau.de

The mouse-over help of the NTP servers propose two addresses that you can use as time server.

Please consider that EIBPORT has to establish a connection with the internet this should be arranged with the administration of the network. The EIBPORT daily tries to reach the time server, to synchronize time. In case attempt to reach entered NTP server will fail, EIBPORT repeats this attempt in defined periods.

Changing the settings requires that you save your adjustments; it may also be necessary to restart the system so that these settings (e.g. NTP server) also take effect.