Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX - How to Expand Your PCS 7 Project to Include an Engineering Station

Procedure
1. In the left window of the component view, open the shortcut menu of the SIMATIC PC
station and select the menu command Rename.
2. Enter a name for the specific project.
Recommendation: Use the name of the PC under Start > Settings > Control Panel >
System > "Computer Name" tab > "Computer name".
3. Click "OK".
Additional information
● Online help for the PCS 7 Wizard
7.4.5 How to expand your PCS 7 project to include an engineering station
Introduction
Once you have created the project with the BOX PC using the PCS 7 wizard, create the PC
station for the engineering station in the project.
Requirements
● The project with the BOX PC is created.
● The PCS 7 project is displayed in the component view in SIMATIC Manager.
Procedure
1. Select the project folder in the tree view.
2. Select the shortcut menu command Insert New Object > SIMATIC PC Station.
3. Select the newly inserted SIMATIC PC station in the tree view.
4. Select the shortcut menu command Rename.
5. Enter a descriptive name.
Recommendation: Select the name of the PC under Start > Settings > Control Panel >
System > "Computer Name" tab> "Computer name".
6. Click "OK".
Commissioning and configuration of SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX
7.4 Configuring SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX with external engineering
BOX (V8.1)
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