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What you need – Rockwell Automation 1769-L24ER-QB1B_L24ER-QBFC1B_L27ERM-QBFC1B CompactLogix 5370 L2 Controllers Quick Start User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication IASIMP-QS025B-EN-P - December 2012

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Configure the EtherNet/IP Network Chapter 3

What You Need

Table 7

lists the software components you use in this chapter.

Table 7 - What You Need to Configure the EtherNet/IP Network

Component

Description

Studio 5000 environment

Environment that combines engineering and design elements into a common environment.

Logix Designer application

Software used to create a project the CompactLogix 5370 L2 controller used in your application.

RSLinx Classic software

Communication software that supports multiple software applications simultaneously,
establishing communication between devices on many different Allen-Bradley
industrial networks.

IP Address

A number in the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where each xxx is a number from 000…254.

The IP address uniquely identifies the controller on the EtherNet/IP network.

Subnet Mask

Extension of the IP address that allows a site to use a single network ID for multiple physical
networks.

If you change the subnet mask of a configured controller, you must cycle power to the controller
for the change to take effect.