Operating principle, 36
Overview of configuration tasks, 57
Restrictions, 36
Selecting a network adapter in SIMATIC Shell, 58,
73
Special features, 36
F
Functional compatibility, 32, 90
Compared to SIMATIC PCS 7, 90
with SIMATIC PCS 7, 32
H
Hardware components, 28
BOX PC, 28
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX, 28
Updating, 28
Hardware components of the AS RTX, 87
Hardware installation, 27, 45, 87
external engineering, 27, 45
External engineering, 87
How to change the network settings for a Remote
Desktop connection on a PC, 100
L
License keys
BOX PC, 29
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX, 29
M
Microbox PC, 121
N
NetPro, 64, 78
Configuring in the PCS 7 network, 78
Configuring with external engineering, 64
Network adapter, 58, 73
Selecting in SIMATIC Shell for external ES, 58,
73
Network connections
Reestablishing, 106
O
Open, 111
Operator panel of the CPU, 111
Opening, 54, 68, 83
Operator panel of the CPU, 54, 68, 83
Opening a saved connection, 118
Operating principle, 36
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX in the PCS 7 network, 38
With external engineering, 36
Operator panel, 43, 93
OS data, 55, 69
Compile and downloadfor external
engineering, 69
Compiling and downloading in the PCS 7
network, 84
Compiling and downloading in the single-station
system, 55
Overview, 47, 57, 72
Configuration tasks for a single-station
system, 47
Configuration tasks for external ES, 57
Configuration tasks for the PCS 7 network, 72
Overview of Commissioning Tasks, 98
Overview of configuration tasks, 95
P
Password
Autologon, 113
PCS 7 AS RTX
Computer name, 103
PCS 7 network, 72, 74, 78
Compiling and downloading AS and OS data, 84
Configuring NetPro in the PCS 7 network, 78
Expanding PCS 7 project with SIMATIC PCS 7
BOX, 74
Method of operation for SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX, 38
Overview of configuration tasks, 72
Restrictions of SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX, 38
Special features in comparison to SIMATIC PCS 7
BOX, 38
PCS 7 project, 48, 59, 61, 95, 122
Creating, 48, 59
Creating for AS RTX, 95, 122
Expanding with external ES, 61
PDM, 64, 78
Preparation - external ES, 64
Preparations in the network, 78
Index
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