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EC500 Controller Handbook
Copyright © 2019 Eaton Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Issue A March 2019
Page 17 of 107
Refer section Communication via Web Browser on page 82 for establishing communication
using a Web browser.
Open any standard Web Browser, enter IP address of the controller and press enter. Browser will connect to
the controller and a Login page will be presented. Enter your credentials and you will be presented with EC500
data.
By default, the EC500 Controller comes enabled for HTTPS communication. You will need to add "https://"
before the IP Address.
Recommended web browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or later, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or
later, Chrome V63 or later.
It is recommended to keep web communication mode to HTTPS to ensure a secure network.
EC500 IDENTITY INFORMATION
The following identity information is available for the EC500:
IDENTITY INFORMATION
Parameter
Description
Where to find:
Model No.
Indicates Model number of the controller, EC500.
Display:
Home > Menu > System
Status > System Info
Web:
Home > System Status >
System Info
Controller Serial
Number
EC500 serial number. Factory set.
Srl. No.: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Boot Loader
Version
Indicates boot loader version
vv
.
xx
format. Factory
loaded.
Firmware Version
Indicates currently loaded firmware version in
CC
.vv.xx format, where
“
CC
”
is hardware group
category of controller. For EC500 category is 34.
Configuration File
Version
Indicates currently loaded Configuration file version
in vv.xx format. If no configuration file is loaded,
controller can run with default configuration and this
version is shown as 00.00
MAC ID
Unique MAC ID of the Ethernet interface. Factory
loaded.
Display:
Home > Menu > Settings >
Communication Settings >
Ethernet
Web:
Home > Settings >
Communication Settings >
Ethernet
Following additional information can be stored to help system and site location.
Parameter
Description
Where to find:
Site Name
User can store a 12 character Site Name where the
system is installed.
Display: