Adding a FieldPoint Comm Resource to Your System

Adding a FieldPoint Serial Comm Resource

To add a FieldPoint serial comm resource to your system, complete the following steps:

1. Install the serial network module and connect it to the host PC according to the documentation shipped with the module.
2. Right-click My System»Devices and Interfaces in the MAX configuration tree and select Create New.
3. In the Create New dialog box that appears, select FieldPoint»FieldPoint Serial, then click Next.
4. Configure serial communication settings for the network module. When you click Finish, MAX creates a serial comm resource under My System»Devices and Interfaces named FP @ COMx, and a folder for the new serial comm resource under My System»Data Neighborhood. If you have the Automatically find devices checkbox selected, MAX finds all devices connected to the serial network module and creates default items for them under the new serial comm resource.

Adding a New FieldPoint Ethernet Comm Resource

To add a new FieldPoint Ethernet comm resource to your system, complete the following steps:

1. Install the Ethernet network module and connect it to the network according to the documentation shipped with the module.
2. Expand Remote Systems in the MAX configuration tree.
3. Click IP address 0.0.0.0, then click the Network Settings tab at the bottom of the pane on the right. If there is more than one 0.0.0.0, find the one with the serial number of the network module you installed.
4. Enter the network settings and click Apply. Let MAX reboot the network module to apply the new settings.
5. Click Find Devices. MAX finds all devices connected to the remote system and adds default items for them in My System»Data Neighborhood.

Adding a FieldPoint Comm Resource that Is Already on the Network

To add a FieldPoint comm resource to your system when the comm resource is already on the network, complete the following steps:

1. Expand Remote Systems in the MAX configuration tree.
2. Right-click the IP address of the remote system you want to add as a comm resource and select Find Devices. MAX finds all devices connected to the remote system and adds default items for them in My System»Data Neighborhood.