SIMATIC IPC547D 
Operating Instructions, 06/2011, A5E03473780-01 
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Table of contents 
 
  Preface ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 
1 
Overview.................................................................................................................................................... 9 
1.1 
Product description ........................................................................................................................9 
1.2 
Design of the device ....................................................................................................................13 
1.2.1 
Exterior design .............................................................................................................................13 
1.2.2 
Operator controls .........................................................................................................................16 
1.2.3 
Status displays.............................................................................................................................18 
2 
Safety information.................................................................................................................................... 21 
2.1 
General safety instructions ..........................................................................................................21 
2.2 
Notes on use................................................................................................................................24 
3 
Installing and connecting the device........................................................................................................ 25 
3.1 
Preparing for installation ..............................................................................................................25 
3.1.1 
Unpacking and checking the delivery ..........................................................................................25 
3.1.2 
Identification data of the device ...................................................................................................26 
3.2 
Installing the device .....................................................................................................................28 
3.2.1 
Installation information .................................................................................................................28 
3.2.2 
Mounting location and position ....................................................................................................29 
3.3 
Connecting the device .................................................................................................................30 
3.3.1 
Connection information ................................................................................................................30 
3.3.2 
Connection of equipotential bonding ...........................................................................................31 
3.3.3 
Connecting the power supply.......................................................................................................32 
3.3.4 
Connect device to networks.........................................................................................................36 
3.3.5 
Multi-monitoring............................................................................................................................36 
4 
Commissioning the device....................................................................................................................... 37 
4.1 
Requirements for commissioning.................................................................................................37 
4.2 
Switch on the device. ...................................................................................................................37 
4.2.1 
Initial commissioning....................................................................................................................37 
4.3 
Information on optional features ..................................................................................................39 
4.3.1 
DVD burner ..................................................................................................................................39 
4.3.2 
Removable hard disks .................................................................................................................40 
4.3.3 
System with two hard disks..........................................................................................................41 
4.3.4 
RAID system ................................................................................................................................42 
4.3.4.1 
RAID1 system ..............................................................................................................................42 
4.3.4.2 
RAID5 system ..............................................................................................................................47 
4.4 
Switching off the device ...............................................................................................................52