AutomationDirect CLICK PLUS PLC Getting Started page 26

Chapter 1: Getting Started
Step 7: Establish PC to PLC Communications, (cont'd)
Using a Wired or Wireless Network Connection for Programming
Configure the Ethernet Connection
From the PLC ribbon,
select Connect as
shown to the right, or
click on the Connect
icon located on the
PLC Toolbar.
Select Ethernet as the Port Type. Select the network adapter that you want to connect to the
CLICK PLUS PLC, if you have more than one network adapter on your PC. The selection
of wired or wireless network adapter here is independent of the type of network connection
you set up on the PLC. Choose the adapter that is on the same subnet as the PLC. The
CLICK programming software automatically scans the CLICK and CLICK PLUS PLC units
in the LAN connected to the network adapter and displays them in the list as shown below,
or you can click the Refresh button to update the list.
The PLC Port 1 Ethernet Port is configured by default for DHCP. If there is a DHCP server
on the network then the CLICK PLC will get an IP Address compatible with the network. If
there is no DHCP server on the network then the CLICK PLC will be assigned an APIPA IP
Address. This will be in the form of 169.254.xxx.xxx.
To connect the CLICK programming software to the CLICK PLUS PLC, both the PC and
the PLC must be in the same subnet. In the above Connect to CLICK PLC window, the IP
Address of the PC is '10.11.0.48' and the Subnet Mask is '255.255.0.0'. You can determine
the subnet that your PC is located in by applying the logical AND operation between the IP
Address and the Subnet Mask.
Example:
(IP Address = 10.11.0.48) AND (Subnet Mask = 255.255.0.0) = (Subnet = 10.11.0.0)
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