At work we design dataloggers, by default the logger's IP address is 192.168.0.177, how can we go about having multiple dataloggers on the network without having to reconfigure the loggers?
The current setup is a Linux server handling DHCP, DNS, samba, etc connected to a switch and then our local windows PCs. We often want to connect to a datalogger but not interfere with each other, we've been managing this by disconnecting from the network or temporarily changing the IP but this causes other issues related to our workflow.
Would it be possible to buy a cheap router/switch for each PC and create a setup where we leave our desktop connected, it can talk to anything outside of the local switch, samba and any other services on the main server and local isolated logger on 177. There are a couple of Linux boxes that it would be useful to talk to from within the switch side, they would not be behind their own switch. If possible the PC would still receive it's IP from the main server DHCP.
Would a vlan on each switch be the kind of setup we should be looking at?
Our dataloggers are set up with a default IP in the same way a home router is set to 192.168.1.1, they are typically never used on a network but connected directly to a laptop when the user is out in the field. If they are left on a network then their IP address would be changed accordingly. What we are trying to set up is an environment where we can test and demo the logger in the office without having to change them from default settings. We essentially need our PCs to be able to access the work network and the logger without the two interacting.