Bradley Smoker 1734-AENT manual Configure the RSLinx Ethernet Communication Driver

Appendix B

Configure the RSLinx Ethernet

Communication Driver

What This Appendix Contains

To communicate with your 1734-AENT adapter over your network you must configure the RSLinx Ethernet communication driver (AB_ETH) or the EtherNet/IP driver (AB-ETHIP). You can configure the AB_ETH driver with the IP addresses of all the Ethernet devices on your system. You need one of these drivers to download the example application programs in this manual.

See the table for a list of the contents of this appendix and where to find specific information:

For Information About	See Page
Install the RSLinx Software	B-1
Configure the AB_ETH Driver	B-2
Configure the AB_ETHIP Driver	B-4

ATTENTION

You must use series C POINT I/O modules with the 1734-AENT adapter. Series A or B POINT I/O modules will not work with this adapter.

Install the RSLinx Software Use this procedure to install RSLinx software on your computer.

1.Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive.

Note that the CD-ROM supports Windows Autorun. Once inserted into the CD-ROM drive, if you have Autorun configured, the installation automatically starts at the first setup screen.

If Autorun is not configured for your CD-ROM drive, go to step 2.

2.From the Start menu, choose Run. You see the Run dialog.

3.Type d:/setup (if it doesn’t appear automatically), where d: is your CD-ROM driver letter.

Publication 1734-UM011C-EN-P - January 2006