Configuring Multiple Ethernet Devices for RT Series PXI Targets (RT Module)

Use the Advanced Ethernet Settings dialog box in NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to configure additional Ethernet devices for an RT Series PXI target or desktop PC.

Note  You cannot configure two Ethernet devices for an RT target on the same IP subnet. If you configure an RT target to use two Ethernet devices on the same IP subnet the second device is unusable.

Complete the following steps to configure a new Ethernet device for an RT Series PXI target.

1. Install the Ethernet device in the RT Series PXI target.
2. In the MAX Configuration tree, expand Remote Systems and select select the RT target you want to configure.
3. Click the Advanced Ethernet Settings button on the Network Settings tab of the RT target configuration page.
4. In the Advanced Ethernet Settings dialog box, select the Ethernet device from the Ethernet Devices (by MAC address) listbox.
5. (Optional) Click the Make Primary button to configure the target to use the Ethernet device as the primary device for communication. MAX disables the previous primary Ethernet device. You can enable the previous primary card unless it is the default Ethernet device of the RT target. The Advanced Ethernet Settings dialog box lists the default Ethernet device first in the Ethernet Devices (by MAC address) listbox.
6. Select TCP/IP Network from the Mode pull-down menu.
7. Specify the network settings for the Ethernet device in the TCP/IP Settings section. You must use the Network Setting tab of the RT target to configure the network settings of the primary device.
8. Click the OK button.