Reading the MAC-ID

Proceed as follows to read the MAC-ID:

  • Change the IP address of your PC to 172.16.x.x and the Subnet mask to 255.255.0.0
    The default IP address of the Ethernet Fieldbus Boxes is 172.16.18.1 (rotary switch setting: 0, 1).
  • Start the DOS Window
  • Send a Ping to IP address 172.16.17.1
  • Read the MAC-ID with arp -a.