Allen-Bradley SLC 500 Quick Start Manual page 22

3–4 Configuring the Ethernet Channel for Local Communication
Publication 1747-10.4
Automatically –
In the "I/O Configuration" window, click on "Read I/O Config".
The "Read I/O Configuration from Online Processor" pop-up
appears. Select "AB_DF1–1" as the driver and click on the
"Read I/O Config" button. Your chassis and I/O configuration
updates automatically. Close this window.
10.Using the list on the left side of the screen, double-click on
"Channel Configuration" under the "Controller" category.
11. In the Channel 1 section of the General tab, enter an unused file
number, such as 9, in the "Diagnostic File" field. This allows the
programming software to display Channel 1 status, which are the
Ethernet communications diagnostic counters.
12.In the "Channel Configuration" window, click on the "Chan. 1 –
System" tab. Deselect the "BOOTP Enable" option by clicking
on the checked box. Enter your unique IP address in the space
provided.
A subnet mask is used to interpret IP addresses when the internet
is divided into subnets. If your network is not divided into
subnets, then leave the "Subnet Mask" at the default. If you
change the default and need to reset it, type 0.0.0.0.
Note:
The "Hardware Address" is filled in by the
processor when you download this program to
the SLC 5/05 processor.
After you have entered your IP address and disabled the BOOTP
option, click "Apply" and then "OK".