Setting the IP Address of SMC EtherNet/IP Product

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to show how to use the IP address setting tools available for setting the IP address on SMC EtherNet/IP product and explain some of the issues that one might encounter when using these tools.

Products and Software Tools

The products that are covered in the document are the EX250-SEN1, EX260-SEN1/2/3/4, EX500-GEN2, EX600-SEN1/2/3/4/7/8, JXC9*, LECSN2-T#-9 and the LEC-GEN1. The tools used to set the IP address for these products that will be discussed are the BOOTP DHCP Tool from Rockwell, SMC IP Address Setting Tool and IPConfig.
The BOOTP DHCP Tool can be used to set the IP address on any SMC EtherNet/IP product. SMC’s EX250-SEN1 can only be set using the BOOTP-DHCP tool from Rockwell. SMC IP Address Setting Tool may only be used on the EX260-SEN1/2/3/4, EX500-GEN2, EX600-SEN1/2/3/4/7/8, JXC91*, LECSN2-T#-9 and the LEC-GEN1. SMC IP Address Setting Tool cannot be used on any non-SMC product. The IPConfig tool (from HMS) can only be used on the EX600-SEN1/2/3/4, LECSN2-T#-9 and the LEC-GEN1.