Connect to your Allen-Bradley

Once you've registered your IXrouter to the IXON Cloud and connected your Allen-Bradley to one of the LAN ports, you're ready to remotely access it.

1. UDP broadcast traffic needs to be allowed. It's disallowed by default, but needs to be allowed for you to browse for your Allen-Bradley.
   • Add 44818 as UDP broadcast port to your IXrouter settings at Fleet Manager > Devices > Your device > Network > LAN.
2. Set up a VPN connection to your IXrouter.

You can now use either FactoryTalk Linx or RSLinx Classic to browse for your Allen-Bradley.

3. Connect to your Allen-Bradley. For detailed steps, click below.
   
   FactoryTalk Linx

   1. Open FactoryTalk Linx and add an Ethernet driver.
   2. Select Broadcast as the Discovery Method, and select Remote Broadcast.
   3. Enter IXON's VPN range:
      • IP address: 10.187.0.0
      • Subnet: 255.255.0.0
        
   4. Browse for and connect to your Allen-Bradley as you normally do. If no devices are found, try the device list method instead:
   • Add an Ethernet driver, select Device List / Range as the Discovery Method, and add your Allen-Bradley's IP address to the table.
     
   • Connect to your Allen-Bradley as you normally do.
   RSLinx Classic

   1. Open RSLinx Classic and add an EtherNet/IP driver.
   2. Select Browse Remote Subnet and enter IXON's VPN range:
      • IP address: 10.187.0.0
      • Subnet: 255.255.0.0
        
   3. Browse for and connect to your Allen-Bradley as you normally do. If no devices are found, try the station mapping method instead:
   • Add an Ethernet driver and add your Allen-Bradley's IP address to the table.
     
   • Connect to your Allen-Bradley as you normally do.