This article describes the steps to temporarily alter the computer's network settings, which is often required to connect to a ControlSpace device.

Relevant Product(s)

• ControlSpace Designer

Procedure

To enable DHCP or change other TCP/IP settings

1. Select Start, then type Network Connections.
2. Right click on the network which is being used to connect to the ControlSpace Devices and select Properties.
   • To specify IPv4 settings manually
     1. Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and click Properties.
     2. Select the "Use the following IP address" radio button. 
     3. Enter the IP address, Subnet mask, and Gateway. Gateway is not necessary when routing across a network is not required.
     4. DNS settings are required when connecting to the internet:
        1. To specify a DNS server address, in the Preferred DNS and Alternate DNS boxes, type the addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers.
        2. To specify if you want to use an encrypted (DNS over HTTPS) or unencrypted connection to the DNS server you specify, for Preferred DNS encryption and Alternate DNS encryption, choose the setting you want.
   • To specify IPv6 settings manually
     1. Select "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)" and click Properties.
     2. Select the "Use the following IPv6 address" radio button. 
     3. Enter the IP address, Subnet prefix length, and Gateway. Gateway is not necessary when routing across a network is not required.
     4. DNS settings are required when connecting to the internet:
        1. To specify a DNS server address, in the Preferred DNS and Alternate DNS boxes, type the addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers.
        2. To specify if you want to use an encrypted (DNS over HTTPS) or unencrypted connection to the DNS server you specify, for Preferred DNS encryption and Alternate DNS encryption, choose the setting you want.
   • When you select Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP), the IP address settings and DNS server address setting are set automatically by the network DHCP server. If a DHCP server is not present all devices will automatically select an IP address in the 169.254.xxx.xxx range.