## Environment Settings

Make settings such as searches, communications timeout, etc. Set the Device Search Parameters using the following procedure. 1.Select [Tools] and then the [Environment Settings] command to display the "Environment Settings" window. If adding device search parameters. 2.Enter the broadcast address to be added in "IP Broadcast Settings", and click the [Add] button. 3.The broadcast IP address added to the following list will be displayed. If deleting device search parameters. 4.Select the IP address to be displayed in the list under "IP Broadcast Settings", and click the [Delete] button. 5.IP address deleted from list. If performing searches that include local subnets. 6.Check "Search local subnet ". If searching local ports. 7.To search for devices connected using USB, enable "Search USB". 8.To search for devices connected using LPT, enable "Search LPT". 9.Enter user-defined values for the settings described above and click the [OK] button to save the settings. If you want the IP address to be reset automatically. 1.Check "Reset IP address automatically ". If the IP address of a device registered automatically using the DHCP environment has changed, or the device IP address has changed, you can search and reset the IP address automatically. Resettable addresses are within the parameters set using the devices. Set Timeout using the following procedure. 1.Click the [Timeout Settings] button to display the "Timeout Settings" window. 2.The Searching Timeout time for "Searching Devices" can be used to set the maximum search wait time. 3.The Communication Timeout time for "Searching Devices" can be used to set the maximum communications wait time. 4.The Communication Timeout time while "Making Settings" can be used to set the maximum communications wait time. 5.The Retry Count while "Making Settings" can be used to set the maximum number of communications retries with a device. 6.The Retry Interval while "Making Settings" can be used to set the interval for communications retries with a device. 7.The Reset Interval for "Reset IP address automatically" can set the interval for automatic reset. 8.Enter user-defined values for the settings described above and click the [OK] button to save the settings.