Testing A Network Connection; Configuring Ftp Access - ABB SM1000 User Manual

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3.2 Testing a Network Connection

With the instrument connected to an Ethernet network (see
Section 2, page 3) and configured for use (see Section 3.1,
page 5), use the MS-DOS® 'ping' command to test its
operation:
1. On the PC, click the 'Start' button on the task bar and
select 'Run'.
2. In the 'Open:' field, type 'cmd' then click the 'OK' button.
This displays a DOS window with the cursor at the default
drive prompt:
Fig. 3.1 DOS Window
3. Type 'ping' followed by the IP address assigned to the
instrument and press Enter. A message is displayed in the
window indicating that a ping operation is sending 32
bytes of data to the specified address. If the connection
and address are correct, four replies are received, e.g.:
Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes = 32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes = 32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes = 32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes = 32 time<10ms TTL=128
4. If a valid response is not received, check that the correct
IP address was entered and that the host PC has an IP
address with the same network ID as defined by the
subnet mask. If that is correct, check the connecting
cable and confirm that the green continuity LED on the
instrument's Ethernet module indicates that a connection
has been made – see Fig. 2.1.
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3.3 Configuring FTP Access

The FTP server in the instrument is used to access its file system
from a remote station on the network. This requires an FTP client
on the host PC. Both MS-DOS® and Microsoft® Internet
Explorer version 5.5 or later can be used as an FTP client.
A File Transfer Scheduler Program (FTSP) is available that
enables archive and configuration files to be transferred
automatically to a PC using FTP. The transferred files can be
stored either on the local drive of the PC or on a network drive
for easy access and secure back-up.
To obtain the FTSP (FTS.exe), enter the following (without
spaces) in a web browser's address bar:
http://search.abb.com/library/ABBLibrary.asp?DocumentID=FT
S.exe&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
To obtain the FTSP User Guide (IM/SMFTS), enter the following
(without spaces) in a web browser's address bar:
http://search.abb.com/library/ABBLibrary.asp?DocumentID=IM/
SMFTS&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
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