ProcessLogix Hardware
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Publication 1757-5.1 - August 1999
Setting up and Configuring the Server
To use the server (cat. no. 1757-PLXC) in your ProcessLogix system, you must:
•
connect server hardware
•
start and log in to the server
•
verify RSLinx
communication software configuration and the ControlNet
server address
•
verify Ethernet
adapter and TCP/IP address
Connect Server Hardware
1.
To connect the server hardware, refer to the Dell PC startup documentation
that accompanied the server.
2.
To install the 9904-KTCX15B card in your server, refer to the 9904-KTCX15B
installation instructions that accompanied your card.
3.
Once you have connected the hardware, apply power to the server, and
ensure that it operates correctly.
Start and Log in to the Server
1.
Apply power to the server (if you have not done so already).
2.
At the login screen, type the following:
Verify RSLInx Communication Software Configuration
To communicate with ControlNet devices, your server must have:
•
RSLinx communication software properly configured
•
an operating KTC driver
After you have successfully logged on to your server for the first time, make sure
that RSLinx communication software is properly configured, and your server has a
valid address for communication with ControlNet devices. Each ControlNet device
in this field
enter
User Name
administrator
Password
password
Allen-Bradley Automation
