8.4. Using Discover Function

The Discover function is often one of the first activities you will need or want to do when you connect to your ConveyLinx network with EasyRoll. The Discover function tells EasyRoll to look out on the network and report back a list of all ConveyLinx modules it finds, regardless of what subnet they are in or their IP address.

*Because the Discover function does not use TCP/IP connections to find ConveyLinx modules, your PC does not have to have its IP address and subnet mask set to match any ConveyLinx module IP addresses. However, in order to eventually connect to any module and make any changes with EasyRoll, you will need to make sure your PC and the ConveyLinx network you want to connect to are in the same IP address subnet.

What you can do with the Discover Function

• See the IP address, serial number, and firmware version of each connected module
• Change the IP address and Subnet Mask for any module
• Enable/Disable DHCP server for Auto Configuration Master module