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title: "Creating an Ethernet/IP Device"
slug: "creating-an-ethernetip-device"
updated: 2024-09-23T16:05:54Z
published: 2024-09-23T16:05:54Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ai-op.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating an Ethernet/IP Device

After [creating a device](/v1/docs/adding-a-device-general) and selecting the Ethernet/IP protocol, you will be expected to fill out the following fields:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/9fab5c8f-2756-48da-b963-232bd8533649/Images/Documentation/image(39).png)

#### Ethernet/IP Hostname

The IP address or hostname of the end device used to form a connection.

#### Device Type

Koios currently supports the following Ethernet/IP devices:

- **Logix**
  - Able to communicate with any Allen Bradley PLC in the Logix family that is capable of Ethernet/IP communication.

*Generic Ethernet/IP communication coming in a future release.*

#### Connection Timeout

The amount of time in seconds Koios will wait for a response before it considers the connection to the device as failed.

### Logix Settings

If Logix is selected as the type, you will be taken to a Logix Device Update form with the following fieldsx:

#### Controller Slot

The physical slot of the controller in the Allen Bradley rack.

> [!NOTE]
> Slot 0
> 
> For devices with the controller built into the rack such as a MicroLogix, select slot 0.