4.4 Optional hardware components.............................................................................................50
4.5 Configuring and ordering........................................................................................................51
5 Installing PC stations..................................................................................................................................53
5.1 Overview of installation steps.................................................................................................53
5.2 Workgroup and domain..........................................................................................................54
5.3 Installing the operating system...............................................................................................57
5.3.1 Notes on installing the operating system...............................................................................57
5.3.2 Partitioning hard disks............................................................................................................60
5.3.3 Name of the PC station..........................................................................................................61
5.3.4 PC configuration security settings..........................................................................................62
5.3.5 Installing an operating system................................................................................................64
5.3.6 How to install the Message Queuing Service.........................................................................65
5.3.7 How to configure the Microsoft Internet Information Service (IIS) for the server...................66
5.3.8 How to Install a Multilingual User Interface Pack...................................................................68
5.3.9 How to install service packs for the operating system...........................................................69
5.3.10 How to set the paging file.......................................................................................................70
5.3.11 How to make additional system settings................................................................................70
5.3.12 How to set the color scheme and font size............................................................................71
5.3.13 How to install additional components.....................................................................................71
5.3.14 Installing additional services for SIMATIC BATCH................................................................72
5.3.15 Creating a backup..................................................................................................................72
5.4 Installing the PCS 7 software.................................................................................................73
5.4.1 Notes on installing PCS 7......................................................................................................73
5.4.2 How to install on a network....................................................................................................76
5.4.3 How to install the PCS 7 software..........................................................................................77
5.4.4 How to prepare the engineering station for multi-user operation...........................................80
5.4.5 How to install the Process Historian.......................................................................................81
5.4.6 Configuring redundancy for redundant servers......................................................................81
5.4.7 Installing a PC for Web Option for OS...................................................................................82
5.4.8 Setting up user groups and users..........................................................................................82
5.4.9 Installing PCS 7 libraries of older PCS 7 versions.................................................................86
5.4.10 How to set permissions for the project paths.........................................................................86
5.4.11 Firewall in PC stations............................................................................................................88
5.4.12 Subsequent installation or updating.......................................................................................88
5.4.13 Uninstalling PCS 7.................................................................................................................90
5.5 Installation of drivers for PCS 7..............................................................................................90
5.5.1 Drivers for communications processors.................................................................................90
5.5.1.1 Drivers for communications processors.................................................................................90
5.5.1.2 How to configure standard communication modules.............................................................92
5.5.1.3 How to disable the power saving options of network adapters..............................................93
5.5.1.4 How to prepare a PC station with CP 16xx for operation in PCS 7........................................93
5.5.2 Additional Devices and Drivers for PCS 7..............................................................................94
5.5.2.1 Overview of additional devices and drivers for PCS 7...........................................................94
5.5.2.2 Multi-monitor graphics cards in PC Stations..........................................................................96
5.5.2.3 Assigning the driver to the sound card...................................................................................97
5.5.2.4 How to activate the DCF77 reception service........................................................................97
5.6 Licensing................................................................................................................................98
5.6.1 PCS 7 licenses and quantity structures.................................................................................98
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