5. In the Global Variables, change the Network Publish to Output for the Door, Scanner, ESTOP, Logical Values and IO Status tags, and Input for the Lamp control Tags. This makes the Tags available to be used in an EtherNet/IP connection. 6. To begin the EtherNet/IP setup, select Tools , EtherNet/IP Connection Settings . 7. Double click on the top port (Built-in EtherNet/IP Port Settings – Port 1).