PROFINET Communication
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Switch to Network view. To add more stations, repeat the preceding steps. If the
configuration is the same, select and copy a configured slave and modify the IP
address and device name (note that the device name cannot be duplicate).
6. Download the configuration.
Save the network configuration. Set the IP address of the PC to an address in the
same network segment with the PLC. (Note that the IP address of the PC must be
different from the IP addresses of the slaves in the configuration. You can also
allow automatic IP address allocation for the PC.) Then, start compiling, click Load,
select the interface, and click Start search.
7. Assign device names.
Assign device names for slaves without names. Select a slave, and choose Online >
Assign device name (or right‑click the slave and choose Assign device name in
the shortcut menu).