Devices Window

Overview

The Devices window is located in the center of the EtherNet/IP configuration tool’s user interface and displays a node for each device in your network configuration. A example of the Devices window appears below:

Configurable Properties

The Devices window displays a node for each device—and for each device’s configurable property group— in your network configuration. Each node is identified by an icon, as follows:

Node	Icon	This node is used to configure...
Channel		The properties of the EtherNet/IP module’s communication channel.
TCP/IP		The EtherNet/IP communication module’s IP addressing, SNMP and DHCP server settings.
Local slave		Properties related to the module’s role as an I/O adapter to a remote device acting in the role of I/O scanner.
Device		The properties of any EtherNet/IP network device with an IP address, including both modular and non-modular devices.
Items collection		The name assigned to a group of I/O items.
Item		The properties of a CIP connection between the EtherNet/IP communication module and individual I/O items. If the type of connection is: rack optimized: click on the connection in the first position to display all rack optimized I/O items. direct: click on a connection for any position to display the I/O items for that connection.
Chassis		The properties of a chassis that is part of a modular device.
Module		The parameters of an I/O module that is part of a modular device.