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Other settings

General settings

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Setting

Description

Default

Name DALI bridge

Custom name for the DALI bridge

-

Name DALI bus 1

Custom name for DALI bus 1

-

Name DALI bus 2

Custom name for DALI bus 2

-

Ethernet Settings

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Setting

Description


Enable DHCP

Toggle DHCP on or off. Refer to DHCP setting for more information.

On

IP Address

Address of the DALI bridge

-

Subnet mask

Defines which devices are on the local network

-

Gateway

Route to other networks

-

DNS 1

Address for DNS server (translates hostnames into IP addresses)

-

DNS 2

Address for second DNS server (translates hostnames into IP addresses)

-

If DHCP is set to On, these values are set by the DHCP server.

Modbus settings

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Setting

Description

Default value

Modbus TCP port

Network port through which Modbus communication will take place

502

Timeout

The timeout defines how long the Modbus client waits for a response from the Modbus device before deciding that the communication has failed

10 s

Enable Secure Modbus

Turn secure Modbus on or off.

Refer to Secure Modbus for more information.

Off

Time settings

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Setting

Description

Default value

Get the time from the NTP server

The time settings are provided by the NTP server. When set to OFF, the bridge uses your computer’s system time.

ON

Time zone

Set the time zone

UTC+1

NTP server

Address of the NTP server

pool.ntp.org