ABB IndustrialIT Compact HMI 800, Getting Started

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Defragmentation Section 7 Administration
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Spare Part Computer used as Client
When using the spare part computer as a client, the computer name and the IP-
address needs to be changed before connecting the computer as a client. This is
described in chapter
Change the Windows Computer Name in the Client Node on
page 135.
Defragmentation
Defragment the hard drive regularly. This helps keeping the good performance of
your computer.
Virus
Do not connect the computers directly to the internet. The computers must be
protected behind a hardware firewall. See the section about computer security in the
Industrial
IT
Base System, Administration and Security instruction.
Windows Update
Update Windows regularly. This helps keeping the good performance of your
computer and the stability of your software.
This must be done in a secure manner, as recommended below.
The system administrator or a central engineering department can make the updates
available on a dedicated distribution server on the office or corporate network by
installing them from CD/DVD, or by downloading them from a trusted server e.g.
on the Internet.
Save of OPC IP Address for PLC Connect
Open the OPC server interface and connect your PLCs in the Add Your PLCs.
When all PLCs are connected and the communication is verified, click File and
Save configuration. To enable the Autostart, click Settings and Autoload
Configuration. When the pop-up window shows up, check the Enable Autoload
Configuration check box, and use the browse interface to locate your saved
configuration. All your PLCs are now stored in a file, that is pre-loaded in the OPC-
server at computer startup.