Choosing to Use FDR

How to Decide

After you have connected to a device out of the box, you need to configure the device for use in your system. You may configure a device to use , a server, or a stored .

Using the FDR service provides significant benefits. Using FDR requires using a role name for the device, and an FDR server is present in your system. A role name is a user-friendly identifier given to the device. Two examples follow.

ENT_6 (6th Momentum 170ENT11001 in your application
OUTPUT_VALVE_2 (2nd output valve in your application)

For a complete discussion of FDR and role names, see Understanding Fast Device Replacement.

The choice between serving an IP address from an FDR server or not depends upon both your automation environment and your needs for replacement capabilities.

Benefits of FDR:

Choice	Reason for Using
Using FDR	FDR provides: centralized IP management centralized storage of configuration (runtime) parameters configuration parameters are never lost technician only needs to know the device’s role name to replace a device simplified maintenance ease of system management
Not using FDR	No FDR server is available

Using FDR requires assigning a unique role name to your Momentum 170ENT11001.