10.Go to the "SIMATIC PC Station > CP Industrial Ethernet" folder in the hardware catalog.
Select the "IE General" object.
11.Drag the selected CP to a free slot (such as Index 5) in the station window.
12.Click "OK".
13.Save and compile your changes.
14.Close HW Config.
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7.5.6 How to set the access point on the BOX PC
Introduction
The following describes how to select the access point to be used to configure the PC stations.
Note
Perform the following tasks on the engineering station and the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX PC.
Selecting an access point
Perform the following steps on all PC stations:
1. Select the menu command Start > SIMATIC > SIMATIC NET > Set PC Station.
The "'Set PC Station' Configuration Console" dialog box opens.
2. Select the "Access Points" folder in the tree view.
3. In the tree view, select the folder "PC Station > SIMATIC NET Configuration > Access
Points".
4. Select the object "S7ONLINE" in the detail window.
5. Select the menu command Action > Properties.
The "S7ONLINE" dialog box opens.
6. In the dropdown list "Assigned interface parameter assignment", select the protocol of the
interface to the plant bus ("IE General"):
– "ISO Ind.Ethernet -> …"
– "TCP/IP -> …"
7. Click "OK".
Commissioning and configuration of SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX
7.5 Configuring SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX in the PCS 7 network
BOX (V8.1)
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