User Manual Instruction Manual

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Chapter 2
From the EDS File Download Site
The EDS file for the EtherNet/IP Communications Auxiliary can also be
downloaded from the Allen-Bradley EDS File download site. Using a web
browser on the personal computer that is connected to the internet, a user can
download the EDS file by following these steps:
1. Ty p e http://www.ab.com/networks/eds
on the address line of the web
browser.
2. Select EtherNet/IP as the network type, then click Search.
3. Locate the EDS file for the EtherNet/IP Communications Auxiliary and
download it to the personal computer.
Register the EDS File
After the EDS file has been downloaded, a user will need to register the EDS file
with the software that configures the EtherNet/IP network. The following
example lists the steps needed to register an EDS file with Rockwell Automation’s
RSLinx Classic software.