Connecting Your Pc To The Module; Using Cipconnect To Connect To The Module - ProSoft Technology MVI56E-MNETC User Manual

MVI56E-MNETC/MNETCXT Configuration
User Manual
2.2

Connecting Your PC to the Module

2.2.1 Using CIPconnect to Connect to the Module

You can use CIPconnect
module over Ethernet using Rockwell Automation's 1756-ENBT EtherNet/IP
module. This allows you to configure the MVI56E-MNETC/MNETCXT module
and network, upload and download files, and view network and module
diagnostics from a PC. RSLinx is not required when you use CIPconnect. All you
need are:

The IP addresses and slot numbers of any 1756-ENBT modules in the path

The ControlNet node numbers and slot numbers of any 1756-CNBx
ControlNet Bridge modules in the path

The slot number of the MVI56E-MNETC/MNETCXT in the destination
ControlLogix chassis (the last ENBT/CNBx and chassis in the path).
To use CIPconnect, follow these steps.
1 In the tree view in ProSoft Configuration Builder, right-click the MVI56E-
MNETC/MNETCXT icon and then choose D
2 In the Diagnostics window, click the S
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