I’m using a new robot that has the option PC Interface. I was under the impression that this option would allow me to connect all the controllers to the same network, and then I wouldn’t need to use the programming port. Does this option not work like that? Do I always have to use the programming port when connecting to a robot through robot studio?
You should be able to have a central computer running RS connected to all of your robots. You just need to configure your IP’s and subnets. Use LAN port ow WAN and configure properly.
So I’ve got the WAN port plugged into a router and I set the IP address of the WAN port but I can’t get robotstudio to see the controller. Is there a document on how to setup the controller this way?
In RobotStudio help there is some guidance under the getting started topic.
The operating manual for RobotStudio also has information on the firewall settings.
I checked help file and my firewall settings. I can ping the controller but RobotStudio can’t see it on the network. I set the IP and subnet mask for the WAN port do I need to do anything else in the robot configuration to program over the network, not the service port?
Yup, I get nothing
I am no IT expert so not much help from here - but is probably a firewall blocking or port not open issue.
Did you set your pc to the same network and subnet? Also, try taking the router out of the equation. Direct to WAN port from PC.
I ended up getting this working, it was the way I was setting the IP address of the WAN port. I needed to use the properties menu instead of creating an Ethernet connection. When I connected the WAN port to the same switch as the machine network the PLC couldn’t see the robots anymore, I could ping the Ethernet/IP address but the PLC couldn’t communicate with it.
Good job, thanks for sharing the solution.