Chapter  9  Network Configuration 
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  Method 2 
Select a PLC or a rack in the working area, and then double-click a network module on the device list. 
 
 
After the users add a network module to a node, the slot in which the network module is installed, and the 
backplane on  which  the  network  module is  installed  may be different  from  the  actual  slot  in  which  the 
network module is installed, and the actual backplane on which the network module is installed. The users 
have to adjust the properties of the node. Please refer to section 9.2.4 for more information about setting 
properties of a node, and section 9.2.2 for more information about the marking of a port in NWCONFIG. 
   
9.2.2
 
Connecting to a Network
 
After users deploy the nodes in the NWCONFIG window, they can connect the nodes to the networks 
designed. 
There are three ways to add a network to the working area. There are Ethernet networks and RS-485 
networks. 
  Method 1 
After users click    on the toolbar, an Ethernet network is added. After the users click    on the 
toolbar, an RS-485 network is added.