When you create a device for Allen­Bradley Communications, enter the following information in the New Device dialog box:

1. In the Device field, enter the name of the device you are configuring.

2. In the Port field, select the Allen-Bradley Communications port to be used for the device.

When you click OK to create the device, the Device Properties dialog box for devices using this protocol opens.

Note: The following special characters cannot be used for an Allen-Bradley Communications device name: \, /, :, *, ?, ", <. >, |, [, ]. If the device name contains any of these characters, the device settings will not be preserved and saved startup will not be possible.

More information

	General device properties.
	Default device properties.
	CIMPLICITY Configuration for Allen-Bradley.

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