Device name of the c430 contains the IP address 0.0.0.0 or an empty string (corrected from V1.15)

Corrected from:
Controller c430 as of V1.15

Behavior of the new version;
The IP address of the device is no longer part of the device name.device name. For more information, see the AKB article 'Configuration of device name revised'.


Description of behavior:
Devices are identified in PLC Designer using the node name. Part of the name is the current IP address of the engineering interface (X16). At the same time, the node name of the device is used in certificate creation as the so-called 'common name'. To ensure that the certificates remain valid when the interface is changed, the current identification strategy stipulates that only the IP address of the engineering interface (X16) is used. 

After the controller is switched on, the device name contains the IP address 0.0.0.0 or an empty string.

Conditions under which the behavior occurs;
The behavior described above may occur sporadically.
 
Affected products;
Controller c430

Short-term measures, Recommendations, Rating:
Perform a power cycle or restart the controller.

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