Resetting the Network Configuration of the Controller

Complete the following steps to reset the IP address and connection type of the controller.

  1. Insert the USB drive into the USB port on the controller front panel. Within 20 seconds, the USER1 LED lights solid, which indicates that the device is reading from or writing to the settings file.
    Tip You can use the blank USB drive included in the NI InsightCM Application kit, if available.
  2. Remove the USB drive when the USER1 LED returns to blinking steadily.
  3. Insert the USB drive into a USB port on a computer.
  4. Browse the file structure of the drive to the <RootLevel>:\InsightCM\download\NI-cRIO-ModelNumber-SerialNumber directory.
  5. To view the current IP address, skip to step 6. To change the IP address or set the IP address to be static, copy the JSON file beginning with networkInfo_ followed by the device hostname, such as networkInfo_NI-cRIO-ModelNumber-SerialNumber.json, to the <RootLevel>:\InsightCM\upload directory on the USB drive. You might need to create the upload folder.
  6. Open the JSON file beginning with networkInfo_ followed by the device hostname.
  7. In the array that contains the line "IsPrimary":true, the following line displays the current IP address: 
                "IP Address":"x.x.x.x"

    where x.x.x.x is the IP address.

  8. To change the IP address, enter the value you want to use. Otherwise, record the IP address.
  9. (Optional) To assign a static IP address, configure the following line in the array as shown: 
                "IP Address Request Mode":"1"
  10. Save and close the file.
  11. If you made changes to the file, insert the USB drive back into the USB port on the controller front panel. The USER1 LED lights solid, which indicates that the device is reading network and connection properties. You can remove the USB drive when the USER1 LED returns to blinking steadily.
    Tip To verify that the device successfully applied changes you made to the file, reinsert the USB drive in a computer and browse to the <RootLevel>:\InsightCM directory. If the changes were successfully applied, the upload folder no longer contains the JSON file you edited, instead, a folder named applied contains the file.