Application Note Establish Ethernet connection between easyE4 and easySoft V7  04/2020 AP050013ENEN  www.eaton.com  1 
 
Table of Contents 
1  Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2 
2  Network settings of the PC .............................................................................................................. 3 
3  IP settings of the easyE4 .................................................................................................................. 6 
3.1  IP settings in the register „Ethernet“ (View „Project“) ............................................................ 6 
3.2  IP Settings in the "Search for devices" Window ("Communication" View) ............................. 7 
3.3  IP settings and setting a fixed IP address on the device ......................................................... 9 
3.3.1  IP settings on the device .................................................................................................. 9 
3.3.2  Setting a static IP address on the device ....................................................................... 10 
4  Ethernet connection with easyE4 via "Auto IP“ ............................................................................ 12 
4.1  Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 12 
4.2  Connecting to easyE4 via "Auto IP“ ....................................................................................... 12 
5  Ethernet connection with easyE4 via "Static IP” ........................................................................... 16 
5.1  Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 16 
5.2  Connecting to easyE4 via "Static IP” ..................................................................................... 16 
6  Ethernet connection with easyE4 via "DHCP” ............................................................................... 20 
6.1  Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 20 
6.2  Connecting to easyE4 via "DHCP“ ......................................................................................... 21