Configure the rslinx ethernet communication driver, Appendix c, Appendix – Rockwell Automation 1747-AENTR SLC 500 EtherNet/IP Adapter User Manual User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication 1747-UM076C-EN-E - January 2013

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Appendix

C

Configure the RSLinx Ethernet
Communication Driver

Overview

To communicate with your adapter over your network, you must configure the
RSLinx EtherNet/IP driver (AB-ETHIP). You can configure the AB_ETH
driver with the IP addresses of all the Ethernet devices on your system. You need
one of these drivers to download the example application programs in this
manual.

See the table for a list of the contents of this appendix.

Install the RSLinx Software

Use this procedure to install theRSLinx software on your computer.

1. Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive.

Note that the CD-ROM supports Windows Autorun. Once inserted into
the CD-ROM drive, if you have Autorun configured, the installation
automatically starts at the first setup screen.

If Autorun is not configured for your CD-ROM drive, go to step 2.

2. From the Start menu, choose Run. The Run dialog opens.
3. Type D:/setup (if it doesn’t appear automatically), where D: is your CD-

ROM drive letter.

4. Click OK.

The progress bar, followed by the welcome screen opens

Configure the AB_ETH/IP
Driver

To configure the AB-ETHIP Ethernet communication driver, perform the
following steps.

1. Start the RSLinx software.

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