Setting the address via BootP server

BootP & Save

With BootP & Save, the IP address issued by the BootP server is stored on the BX, and the BootP service is not queried again at the next cold start.
The address can be cleared again by reactivating the manufacturers' settings (using the KS2000 software or by DIP switch and end terminal).

BootP

With BootP, the IP address assigned by the BootP server is only valid until the Bus Terminal Controller is switched off. At the next restart, the BootP server has to issue a new IP address for the Bus Terminal Controller.
The address is retained during a software reset of the Bus Terminal Controller.

Beckhoff BootP server

Beckhoff supply a BootP server for Windows 98, ME, NT4.0, NT2000 and XP. You will find the installation version in the Unsupported Utilities folder on the Beckhoff Software Products CD, or on the internet under:
https://download.beckhoff.com/download/software/TwinCAT/TwinCAT2/Unsupported_Utilities/TcBootP_Server/.

As soon as the BootP server has started, the New MAC Address window shows all the Beckhoff nodes that are working in BootP mode and still have not received an IP address. The assignment of the MAC-ID to IP address is made with the [<<] button. Successful assignment is displayed in the log window.
To start the BootP server automatically when your PC boots, it is only necessary to provide a shortcut in the Windows autostart folder. Include the /Start parameter in the shortcut (.../TcBootPDlg.exe/start).