User Documentation

User Manual Managed Switches
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On
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Port Link State
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Unavailable
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Link is up
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Link is down
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Port Speed
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Port duplex
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Port Auto-negotiation
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Port flow control
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On
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Port MDI/MDIX
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MDI
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MDIX
4.3 Ethernet/IP
Introduction
EtherNet/IP is an Industrial Ethernet Protocol defined by the ODVA association. The protocol is open
to the public and vendors can implement EtherNet/IP into their industrial devices without incurring a
license fee. Many vendors have adopted this protocol as the standard communication protocol
between devices. For example, Rockwell Automation uses EtherNet/IP as the standard protocol for
their Logix controllers over Ethernet networks.
To allow complete integration with a Rockwell system, Weidmüller switches not only provide a
full-functioning of industrial network infrastructure, but also enable the SCADA system to monitor the
status of the switches as well as that of the PLCs, making the switches part of a Rockwell system.
Messaging Types
EtherNet/IP supports two types of communication methods for EtherNet/IP devices: Explicit
Messaging and Implicit Messaging. Explicit Messaging is unscheduled and is used for a
request/response communication procedure (or client/server procedure). Explicit Messaging uses
TCP/IP over Ethernet. Implicit Messaging is scheduled and is used for a producer/consumer
communication with UDP over Ethernet. Implicit Messaging is also called I/O Messaging.
4.3.1 Configuring Ethernet/IP on Weidmüller Switches
The following steps show how to enable the Ethernet/IP function on the Weidmüller switch:
1. Connect the configuration PC to the Switch