Rockwell Automation 1757-SWKIT4000 ProcessLogix R400.0 Installation and Upgrade Guide - Manual (Page 196)

Publication 1757-IN040B-EN-P - March 2002
8-22 Supplementary Procedures
Changing the PC Name
Use the following procedure to change the name of your PC.
1. Click Start
⇒
Settings
⇒
Control Panel.
2. Double-click the System icon.
3. On the Network Identification tab, click Properties.
4. Key in the desired computer name in the Computer name entry
field.
5. Click OK to initiate the change.
6. At the You must reboot prompt, click OK
This will not restart the system.
7. Click OK to close the System Properties window.
ATTENTION
!
The base name cannot contain more than 13
alphanumeric characters and must contain no spaces.
The full computer name cannot contain more than
14 alphanumeric characters. The following naming
conventions are required for given ProcessLogix
system architectures.
For non-redundant Server, be sure the name does
not end in the letter “A” or “B”. The default name is
PLX1.
For redundant Servers, append a letter to the base
name to identify the PC’s function in the system
architecture beginning with the letters A and B for
the primary and secondary Servers, respectively. For
example, use the name PLX1A for the primary Server
(SERVERA) and PLX1B for the secondary Server
(SERVERB). (14 Character total: Up to 13 Base plus
A or B)