Siemens PCS 7 - Preparing PC Stations; Preparing the PC Stations (Overview)

5.7 Preparing PC stations
5.7.1 Preparing the PC stations (overview)
Introduction
After installing the PCS 7 software, configure and set up the communication interfaces.
Requirements
● The PCS 7 software and PCS 7 hardware have been installed.
● The communications processors have been installed.
Note
To commission SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX, use the manual Process Control System PCS 7,
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX.
Overview of the individual steps
The following settings must be performed on all PC stations to allow all automation systems
(AS) and PC stations (for example OS, BATCH) of a PCS 7 project to be configured, loaded
and tested from one central engineering station (ES).
These settings first have to be made on the central engineering station.
Step What?
1 Creating the "Logon_Administrator" user group for SIMATIC Logon (Page 105)
2 Setting the language for a user (MUI) (Page 106)
3 Setting the communication module for connecting to the terminal bus (Page 107)
4 Setting up the connection between the PC station and plant bus (Page 109)
5 Setting the standard network adapters (Page 111)
6 Changing the transfer rates and operating modes in the PC network (Page 120)
7 Installing security patches, hotfixes, service packs (Page 122)
8 Activating redundancy for fault-tolerant PCs (Page 125)
9 Downloading the network configuration to the PC stations (Page 127)
Installing PC stations
5.7 Preparing PC stations
PCS 7 - PC Configuration (V8.2)
Installation Manual, 03/2016, A5E36200050-AB 103