6 Application example: XNE gateway with an Allen Bradley PLC6.3 Changing the IP address of a PC/ network interface cardXI/ON: XNE-GWBR-2ETH-IP 09/2011 MN05002007Z-EN www.eaton.com 1596.3.5 Address setting via DHCP-modeIn this application example, the IP address is set via DHCP using the software tool"BootP/DHCP-Server" version 2.3.2.0 from Rockwell Automation.Addresses in the range from 1 to 254 can be allocated. The addresses 0 and 255 are reservedfor broadcast messages in the subnet.After having been connected to the network, the XI/ON sends DHCP requests to the serverusing its MAC-ID.Figure 44:BootP-Serverfrom RockwellAutomationNoteIn order to activate the DHCP-mode, the DIP-switch "MODE" is set to "ON", theaddress-switches 2 0 to 27 to address "1".Figure 45:DHCP-requestof XI/ON gate-way