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Chapter 1 Preparation
Topics covered in this chapter
♦ Factory-shipped state
♦ Requirements
♦ Preparing to license without an Internet connection
♦ Preparing to commission the controller
♦ Opening a platform connection to the controller
In most cases, you perform the initial software installation and startup of the controller in your office, before
physically mounting it in place at a job site. The remainder of this document assumes that you have the control-
ler nearby, and are able to power it on and off as needed. After you complete the commissioning process de-
scribed in this document, you can mount and wire the controller at the job site, making permanent mounting
and wiring connections.
EC-Net 4 uses the TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol to provide communication authentication and en-
cryption. It supports TLS versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3. For details, refer to the Station Security Guide.
When using EC-Net 4 Pro, the default Open Platform and Open Station operations initially assume a Plat-
form TLS Connection and a Fox TLS Connection. This is intended to encourage TLS usage for all EC-Net 4
platforms and stations. If necessary, you can change either connection type, and EC-Net 4 Pro remembers this
type to use on your next connection. You can change back to original settings again, as needed.
Factory-shipped state
The controller is configured at the factory with an IP address, HTTP port and platform credentials.
When shipped, a new controller is pre-configured with an IPv4 address in the range: 192.168.1.140 with a
primary LAN1 port. Its LAN2 port is disabled. The unit’s default subnet mask is: 255.255.255.0. You change
these IPv4 network settings during your startup commissioning of the controller.
When shipped, the controller’s, platform daemon is configured to listen on HTTPS port 5011. Often, this is left
at default. However, if a different port is needed for a platform connection, perhaps for firewall reasons, you can
change this during the commissioning of the controller.
Controllers are shipped with default platform daemon (administrator) username, password, and passphrase
credentials. Following are the default credentials.
Default credential
Value
username
admin
password admin
passphrase admin
Initially, you use the factory default credentials to open (to log in) a platform connection to the controller. Like
the factory-assigned IP address, default credentials are temporary. During your startup commissioning, you
must replace this platform admin account with at least one different platform admin user. Be sure to guard the
credentials for such platform users closely.
NOTE: The EC-Net 4 Commissioning Wizard does not allow you to commission and startup a controller while
retaining the factory platform user.
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