NetEdit

Starting NetEdit

Find PLC / POM IP-Address

Configure PLC IP-Address

Configure POM IP-Address

Update POM Firmware / Booter

Allowing NetEdit through the Windows Firewall

In some instances the Windows Defender Firewall may block certain traffic form reaching NetEdit.
Explicitly allowing NetEdit through the firewall can help if a PLC or POM configured on a different subnet is not found when scanning with NetEdit .
The Firewall rule can be added either through windows graphical user interface or using an elevated command prompt.

Graphical interface

  1. From the start menu launch Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security (typing wf as in WindowsFirewall will bring this to the top dfacf23c70c6933b38e83d0d54281b8d.png

  2. Select Inbound Rule 2117278a6594c0555bdae01ae5192b43.png

  3. Select New Rules 843b5ad49b9904b26fcce41bcf67f184.png

  4. With Program selected click Next 06768dfb2424daa695c90b7239c992db.png

  5. Select Browse to select the program executable b72df629c115730bf0a1b67af62965eb.png

  6. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\HAPTools, select NetEdit3.exe and click Open c65cb400e4f7882b14d19e7827dd747d.png

  7. Click Next 82d1fc9f2951f9c07a03dfa3be4487bf.png

  8. With Allow the connection selected click Next b7e9eb1b05c43588daed2db208687dc1.png

  9. With all boxes checked click `Next 6666a716ced05fc9a81edc98c3ba1346.png

  10. enter a name for the new rule (e.g. NetEdit3) and click Next f64c353e1df9fa98f1fc293d49ddec0f.png

  11. The new rule can now be found with the name entered in the last step 5ddfa42dd85cc595dfaa995b19a7ea88.png

Command line

From within an elevated command prompt execute

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="NetEdit3" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Program Files (x86)\HAPTools\NetEdit3.exe" enable=yes