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Configure the EtherNet/IP Network Chapter 3
What You Need
Tabl e 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 L1 controller use in your application.
RSLinx Classic software Communication server that supports multiple software applications simultaneously, establishing
communication between devices on many different Rockwell Automation 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.