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Rockwell Automation Publication 280E-PM001A-EN-P – August 2011
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Appendix
B
Configuring EtherNet/IP Ports
Before using your ArmorStart in an EtherNet/IP network you may need to
configure an IP address, subnet mask, and optional Gateway address. This will
show you how to set up the IP Address of an ArmorStart in three different ways:
using the BootP/DHCP Server, the Rotary Network Address Switches, and the
internal web server.
Note:
When you are using the AOP, you are not configuring the IP Address of
the ArmorStart, you are just assigning the same IP address that was set-up using
the Rotary Network Address Switches so that communication is established.
Using the BootP/DHCP
Server
The Rockwell Automation BootP/DHCP utility is a standalone program that
incorporates the functionality of standard BootP software with a user friendly
graphical interface. It is located in the Utils directory on the RSLogix 5000
installation CD. The ArmorStart EtherNet/IP adapter must have DHCP
enabled (factory default) to use the utility.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) software automatically assigns
IP addresses to client stations logging onto a TCP/IP network. When DHCP is
enabled (factory default Enabled), the unit will request its network
configuration from a BootP/DHCP server. Any configuration received from a
DHCP server will be stored in non-volatile memory. ArmorStart EtherNet/IP
will remember the last successful address if DHCP is enabled. The possibility
exists that the adapter will be assigned a different IP address, which would cause
the adapter to cease communicating with the ControlLogix® controller.
Using the Rotary Network
Address Switches
The three rotary network address switches can be found on the I/O section of the
ArmorStart. The rotary network address switches are set to 999 and DHCP is
enabled as the factory default. The ArmorStart reads these switches first to
determine if the switches are set to a valid IP address between 1…254.
When switches are set to a valid number the IP address will be 192.168.1._ _ _
[switch setting]. To set up the IP Address using the rotary network address
switches: