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Configuration via the
Studio 5000 Environment
You can manage the switch by using the Logix Designer application in the
Studio 5000® environment. The Logix Designer application is IEC 61131-3
compliant and offers relay ladder, Structured Text, function block diagram, and
sequential function chart editors for you to develop application programs.
To add the switch to a controller project in the Logix Designer application,
follow these steps.
1. Open the project file for the controller to monitor the switch.
2. Right-click Ethernet and choose New Module.
Table 16 - Logix Designer Hardware Requirements
Attribute Requirement
Processor speed Pentium II 450 MHz min
Pentium III 733 MHz (or better) recommended
RAM 128 MB min
256 MB recommended
Free hard disk space 3 GB
Optical drives DVD
Video requirements 256-color VGA graphics adapter
800 x 600-min resolution (True Color 1024 x 768 recommended)
Resolution 800 x 600-min resolution (True Color 1024 x 768 recommended)
IMPORTANT These steps are required before you can go online to configure and monitor
the switch. You must be online to view and configure most switch
parameters in the Logix Designer application.