A controller platform may come with a station already installed, or you may be required to install the station distribution
software yourself. There are multiple ways to install and create stations using
Workbench. This chapter assumes the majority circumstance. Installing a stand-alone controller represents a single instance of the
procedures in this chapter.
You initialize and configure a controller after placing it on the network and applying power to it. Initialization using
Workbench includes:
- Logging in to the controller platform.
- If the controller needs a station, using the distribution installer to create the station.
- Commissioning the station.
- Installing the license.
After completing procedures in
Workbench, you log in to the station and configure devices using the web UI.