Configuring Communication Connections

Table 4-3 Actions That Can Cause Changes to Configured Connections, continued

Action

Consequences for the

How to Establish the Connection

 

Connections

Again

 

 

 

Deleting a remote station.

The connections of the stations

Reassign a remote station (or even a

 

in the project to remote stations

local station) using the menu option Edit

 

remain without assignment in

" Connection Partner....

 

the connection table. In the

 

 

“Overview” tab of the Properties

 

 

dialog, the connections are

 

 

identified with “!”.

 

 

 

 

Changing the subnet

The connections that were

Reassign the connections using the

assignment of the CP.

assigned via the CP remain

menu option Edit " Connection

 

without an assignment in the

Partner... or in the “Addresses” tab of

 

connection table. In the

 

the properties dialog for the connection.

 

“Overview” tab of the Properties

 

 

 

dialog, the connections are

 

 

identified with “!”.

 

 

 

 

Display (Example)

The status of connections is displayed in the “Properties ISO Transport

Connection” dialog in the “Overview” tab.

Figure 4-5 Status of the Connections in the “Overview” Tab (Example of ISO Transport Connections)

Notice

If you replace one CP with another, this must provide at least the same services and have at least the same version.

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S7 specifications

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