Rockwell Automation 7000 PowerFlex HMI Offering with Enhanced Functionality - Manual (Page 11)

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Quick Start - “Out of the Box” Chapter 1
Quick Start Application The desktop contains a pre-installed ‘Quick Start’ icon on the desktop ( Figure 1 ).
Double-click this icon to open the Out of the Box application ( Figure 2 ).
Figure 2 - Out of the Box Application
Launch the Forge Shell Application
The main interface to the HMI Interface Board is via the Forge Shell application.
Select the desired HMI Interface Board from the list and click Launch
ForgeShell.
Configure IP Settings The Quick Start application shows the current IP configuration of the terminal
and all HMI Interface Board modules found on the network.
To have more than one HMI Interface Board (i.e. Drive) connected on the same
network where there is no DHCP Server, all HMI Interface Boards must be
configured with distinct Static IP Addresses. This process must occur before the
drive is connected to the common network. Failure to do so results in conflicting
HMI Interface Boards with the same IP address.
TIP Although the default values used by the devices will function, connections are
much quicker if:
• the devices use a Static IP Address, and/or
• a DHCP server is present on the connected network.
IMPORTANT When changing IP Settings, the HMI Interface Board settings should be
changed before the Terminal settings, otherwise this application may no
longer be able to communicate with the HMI Interface Board module.