Install your adapter module, Mount or replace the adapter on an existing system, Ab c – Rockwell Automation 1794-AENT FLEX I/O EtherNet/IP Adapter Module Installation Instructi User Manual

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FLEX I/O EtherNet/IP Adapters Installation Instructions 3

Publication 1794-IN082C-EN-P - October 2007

EtherNet/IP Adapter, Cat. No. 1794-AENT

Install Your Adapter Module

Mount on a DIN Rail Before Installation of the
Terminal Base Units

1.

Hook the lip on the rear of the adapter (A) onto
the top of the 35 x 7.5 mm DIN rail (B).

2.

Rotate the adapter module onto the rail.

3.

Press the adapter down onto the DIN rail until
flush.

DIN rail locking tab (C) will snap into position
and lock the adapter to the DIN rail.

4.

If the adapter does not lock in place, use a
screwdriver or similar device to move the locking
tab down while pressing the adapter flush onto the
DIN rail: releasing the locking tab to lock the
adapter in place.

5.

If necessary, push up on the locking tab to lock.

6.

Connect the adapter wiring as shown under
Connecting Wiring later in this document.

Mount or Replace the Adapter on an Existing
System

1.

Remove the Ethernet plug-in connector from the
bottom of the adapter.

2.

Disconnect any adapter wiring jumpered to the
adjacent terminal base.

3.

Disconnect any user power wiring connections to
the adapter.

4.

Using a screwdriver or similar tool, open the
module locking mechanism and remove the
module from the base unit to which the adapter
will be attached.

5.

Push the Flexbus connector toward the right side
of the terminal base to unplug the backplane
connection.

6.

Release the DIN rail locking tab (C) and remove
the adapter.

Component Identification

1

EtherNet/IP adapter

2

Status indicators

3

MAC ID label

4

Network cable RJ45 connector (underside)

5

Adapter DIN rail locking tab

6

24V dc connections

7

24V common connections

8

Flexbus connector

9

IP address switches

2

+

2

+

1

2

3

6

4

5

7

8

9

1794-AENT/B

2
+

2
+

A

B

C

ATTENTION

Make certain the Flexbus connector is completely
clear of the adapter. The slide must be completely to
the right and the raised spot on the slide visible.

31244CC

2

+

2

+

Locking Tab C

Terminal base of I/O
module adjacent to
the 1794-AENT
adapter.

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