- Never assign random IP addresses; encode building number, machine cell, and device type into the IP octets.
- Critical process PLCs, I/O islands, and HMIs must ALWAYS have static IP addresses configured.
- DHCP Option 82 allows a managed switch to automatically assign the correct IP address to a replacement VFD based on switch port.
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