Network Configuration
3-2
Station Name
General Information
When used for the first time, the gateway needs to be assigned a Station Name. This can either be done
using the SIMATIC Manager or using the SIMATIC Primary Setup Tool. Both cases are described in
this document.
SIMATIC Primary Setup Tool
Note:
The following example uses the SIMATIC Primary Setup Tool. This tool is sometimes not in-
cluded in a typical Step 7 installation. In such case, it is also possible to use a built-in function called ‘Edit
Ethernet node’, see 3-3 “SIMATIC Manager (Edit Ethernet Node)”
To specify the Station Name using the Primary Setup Tool, perform the following steps.
1.
Open the SIMATIC Primary Setup Tool
2.
Select the ‘Network Adapter’-entry in the ‘Settings’-menu
3.
Highlight the ethernet interface used for the gateway, and select the ‘Browse’-entry in the ‘Net-
work’-menu.
4.
When prompted, enter the station name (e.g. ‘ABC-USS-PRT’)
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