Quick Start Owner's manual

Rockwell Automation Publication IASIMP-QS025B-EN-P - December 2012 49
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.