Commissioning the device 
  4.3 Parameter assignment for Comfort Panel 
Comfort Panels 
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You can use this option to configure the HMI device as HTTP server. You can then view the 
HTML pages of the server HMI device using a Web browser or access the tags of the server 
HMI device using the "SIMATIC HMI HTTP Protocol". Read or write access to the tags is 
possible, depending on the parameter assignment of the Web Server. 
●  The Web Server is a component of the Sm@rtServer option. For HMI devices with an 
image that is compatible with WinCC (TIA Portal) prior to V14, the following applies: The 
HMI device has a Sm@rt Server license that was transferred to the HMI device via the 
Automation License Manager. Starting with WinCC (TIA Portal) V14, the Sm@tServer 
option for Comfort Panels is license-free. 
●  The HMI device has a project that was compiled with one of the following options in the 
Runtime settings of the HMI device under "Runtime settings > Services": 
–  "HTML pages" 
–  "HTTP channel server" 
–  "Web Service SOAP" 
●  The Control Panel is open. 
●  Your system administrator has provided you with the necessary information for parameter 
assignment of the Web Server. 
 
Note 
The "Web Server" tab is only available if the HMI device has a project that was compiled with 
one of the three Runtime settings li
sted under "Requirements". 
Additional tabs may appear in the "WinCC
 Internet Settings" dialog. This depends on the 
options that have been enabled for operating the local network in the project.