How to configure ports in the PROFINET-INspektor®
When you set-up the PROFINET-INspektor®, you may need to update the passive port configuration; to do this, follow these steps:
Step #1: Download the ServiceTool software, which can be found at the following link:
Scroll down the page until you find "ServiceTool".
Step #2: You must enter your data to be sent as a download by email.
Step #3: Once you have the file to install the ServiceTool, install it like any other program.
Step #4: With the program already installed, connect the computer to the active port of the PROFINET-INspektor®.
The topology would look like this:
Step #5: Now, with the computer connected to the PROFINET-INspektor®, open the ServiceTool:
Step #6: Click on "Settings".
Step #7: Select "Ethernet".
Step #8: Click on "Start".
Step #9: Select "PN-INspektor" and "PN-INspektor NT" (Only those 2 must be checked).
Step #10: Click "Mainpage".
Step #11: Click "Start scan".
Step #12: Assign the IP of your computer to one that is in the same range as the active port of the PROFINET-INspektor®.
Step #13: Once you have assigned an IP on your computer that is in the same IP range as the active port of the PROFINET-INspektor®, you can right click on the INspektor® and go to "Visit webinterface".
Step #14: The following interface will appear.
Step #15: Go to "Configuration", then to "Network", and there you can change the PROFINET-INspektor® passive port configuration, which must be assigned to an IP that is within the range of the network in question.
