How To: Connecting a PFC100/PFC200 to the Internet

Getting Started
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Static IP Method:

  1. Switch the PLC to “STOP” and hold the recessed “RST” button down on the front of the PLC for 8 seconds until the system light begins to flash amber. The amber light indicates a change to a temporary static IP address of 192.168.1.17.
  2. Connect an ethernet cable between your computer and the PFC.
  3. Set the wired ethernet adapter on your computer to an IP address in the 192.168.1.X subnet (ex. 192.168.1.2).
  4. Use a web browser to navigate to 192.168.1.17
  5. Log in with user: admin / password: wago
  6. Navigate to the Configuration Tab and select “Networking”
  7. You must now change the static IP address under “Network Details Bridge 1 (br0)" and ensure you have selected “Static IP” and not “DHCP”. You can keep the same default IP of 192.168.1.17 by re-typing it here.
  8. Set a new DNS server IP to 8.8.8.8
  9. Under the Configuration Tab and select “Routing”.
  10. Under “IP Forwarding through multiple interfaces” select enabled and select submit.
  11. Under “Default Static Routes” select enabled. Then set the IP address of your WAN internet gateway under “Gateway Address”. This should be listed on the router provided by your internet service provider. When finished, select submit.
  12. Under the Configuration Tab and select “Ports and Services”.
  13. In “Network Services”, enable “HTTPS” and select submit. Also enable “NTP” and select submit.
  14. For some TLS connections, time servers are required to authenticate the connection. It is always good practice to set up an NTP server. Under “NTP Client” in “Ports and Services”, enable the time server and select a Time Server 1 (you can use 216.239.35.0) and submit.

DHCP Method:

  1. Switch the PLC to “STOP”.
  2. Connect an ethernet cable between your computer and the PFC.
  3. Set your computer’s wired ethernet adapter to DHCP on a network with a DHCP server (such as your regular Internet Service Provider router).
  4. The hardware is pre-configured with a default hostname. For the PFC200, use a web browser and navigate to https://pfc200v3-xxxxxx where the last 6 digits are the last 6 characters of the device MAC address found on the sticker attached to the side of the device (for example, 48:e8:4b would be https://pfc200v3-48e84b). For a comprehensive list of rules for device hostnames, see below*.
  5. Log in with user: admin / password: wago
  6. Navigate to the Configuration Tab and select “Networking”
  7. Set a new DNS server IP to 8.8.8.8
  8. Under the Configuration Tab and select “Ports and Services”
  9. In “Network Services”, enable “HTTPS” and select submit. Also enable “NTP” and select submit.
  10. For some TLS connections, time servers are required to authenticate the connection. It is always good practice to set up an NTP server. Under “NTP Client” in “Ports and Services”, enable the time server and select a Time Server 1 (you can use 216.239.35.0) and submit.

*(For DHCP) Device Hostname options, where xxxxxx is the last 6 characters of the device MAC address:

  • PFC100 = “pfc100-xxxxxx”
  • PFC200(gen2) = “pfc200v3-xxxxxx”
  • TP600 = “tp600-xxxxxx”
  • Edge Controller = “ec752-xxxxxx”
  • Edge Computer: “edge”
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About using the hostname to reach the web browser, is there something specific to do on the router ?
Configuring a DNS ?

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The hardware is pre-configured with a default hostname. To access devices via the hostname, a router would need to be present in the network. Otherwise, you would need to use the IP address. My home router does not require any configuration to access devices this way.

The rule for PLC hardware hostname is - <last 6 of MAC>

Here is the full line format:

  • PFC100 = “pfc100-xxxxxx”
  • PFC200(gen2) = “pfc200v3-xxxxxx”
  • TP600 = “tp600-xxxxxx”
  • Edge Controller = “ec752-xxxxxx”
  • Edge Computer: “edge”
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Nice information.
What if there is 2 edge on the same network ?
which one will answer to the hostname “edge” ?

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CC100=“CC100-xxxxxx”