Rockwell Automation 1734-AENT, Series B POINT I/O EtherNet/IP Adapter Module User Manual - Manual (Page 107)

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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 Communication Driver (AB_ETH) or the EtherNet/IP driver
(AB-ETH/IP). 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 the RSLinx 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.
For Information About Page
Install the RSLinx Software 95
Configure the AB_ETH Driver 96
Configure the AB_ETH/IP Driver 98
ATTENTION: You must only use Series C and above POINT I/O modules
with 1734-AENT EtherNet/IP Adapters. Series A or Series B POINT I/O
modules do not work with 1734-AENT EtherNet/IP Adapters (does not
apply to POINTGuard modules).