SLC 500 5/04 and 1761-NET-ENI...

Hi all. I am in the process of putting a plc training station together in my house, and wanted to connect my SLC 500 to a ethernet network. That said, I was looking into getting a 1761-NET-ENI module. From from what I've read/seen, I could connect my 500 to the ENI card via RS-232 for ethernet communications. Has anyone done this configuration before I actually buy this ENI module off of ebay. Thanks.

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http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/1761-um006_-en-p.pdf

Device Compatibility The ENI/ENIW are compatible with the following devices and
applications:
• All MicroLogix, SLC, PLC-5, CompactLogix, FlexLogix, and
ControlLogix controllers, which support DF1 Full-Duplex on an
available RS-232 port
• Personal Computers using the RSLinx (V2.30.00 and higher) DF1
Full-Duplex Driver
• Other DF1 Full-Duplex compliant products that have at least one
RS-232 port, for example, operator interface devices
• RSLinx (V2.31.00 and higher) Ethernet Driver

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I have not done it but I have sold some to customers that have...

I've done this with a 5/03 and micrologix 1200 and 1500's. Should work fine with with a 5/04. It's a pretty straight forward setup with the NET-ENI.