Connecting to a JACE

If a JACE is going to be incorporated into the Edge device network, the devices can be connected to either the primary or secondary port of the JACE. Connecting the Edge devices to the primary port of the JACE puts the Edge devices on the same logical network as the JACE, sharing the same IP address range. In this arrangement, both the JACE and Edge devices are directly reachable from the same network segment, and Workbench commissioning can be used to setup and manage all the devices.

It is also possible to connect the Edge devices to the secondary port of the JACE. In this arrangement, the network of JACEs becomes a private network, isolated from the network to which the primary port of the JACE is connected. When connected to the secondary port, the JACEs are not directly reachable from the main network, and NiagaraNetwork provisioning running on the JACE station must be used to setup and manage the controllers.

Note that prior to connecting JACEs to the secondary port of the JACE, you must either preconfigure the devices with static IP addresses, or enable the DHCP server on the JACE.

Connecting to a JACE

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