Manufacturing line computer system and network setup method of the same

A manufacturing line system, comprising:

• a server computer;
• a first computer in communications with the server computer over a management network;
• a switching hub that supports at least one virtual local area network for interconnecting the first computer with a manufacturing line network;
• and
• a second computer, controlling at least one robot-based manufacturing apparatus and communicating with the first computer via the manufacturing line network, wherein:
• the first computer operates to control the at least one robot-based manufacturing apparatus of the second computer by:
• (i) accessing a memory configured to store a template that associates data for the second computer, including a plurality of role categories for the at least one robot-based manufacturing apparatus, a plurality of elements of role information each belonging to at least one of the plurality of role categories, and network addresses;
• and (ii) sending a network address to the second computer in response to reception of an element of role information from the second computer, wherein each network address listed in the template is a unique network address assigned to the robot-based manufacturing apparatus based on the received element of role information,
• the second computer operates to:
• (i) receive the at least one element of role information and a MAC (Media Access Control) address from the at least one robot-based manufacturing apparatus in response to user input of the element of role information;
• (ii) send the at least one element of role information to the first computer;
• and (iii) receive the network address assigned to the robot-based manufacturing apparatus based on the element of role information sent from the first computer,
• the plurality of role categories include at least one of:
• (i) data writing actions;
• (ii) assembly actions;
• (iii) inspection actions;
• and (iv) packaging actions, and
• the second computer updates an old network address associated with the MAC address to the received network address and instructs the robot-based manufacturing apparatus to update its network address to the received network address.