Configuration
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Select the menu command "Options > OPC Server..." or simply press the corresponding
button "OPC server tool" in the toolbar. The "OPC Server Configuration" dialog window
appears, in which you can configure the OPC functionality:
1.
Computer name: Enter the name of the PC for which you know that an OPC server installed
there is active. You can alternatively search for the PC using the "Browse" button.
2.
OPC server: Enter the name of the OPC server. If the OPCEnum service has been started on
the server and the current user has access permissions for this service via DCOM, a list of
installed OPC servers can also be displayed using the "Browse" button.
3.
Group name: Here you can specify the group within which the OPC tags should be created.
4.
Logon information: A user account is often required to successfully connect to an OPC
server. If you activate the "Log on with another user" function and enter the user name,
domain and password, this information will be used to log on to the OPC server.
5.
Templates: You can specify templates for the tag names in this dialog. They are used to save
time renaming tags when the OPC server expects a certain name format. Enter the desired
name in the selection list to create a new template. In the field below, you can create the
name template. Certain character strings, such as "%s", will be replaced by the station name.
The format of the tag must match the formats defined on the OPC server. You can select a
separate template for each server.
Apply your settings and confirm with "OK". The selected servers are shown in the right group
window.
The assignment or addition of tags is described in the section OPC Tags Assignment
(Page 42). You can use the "Tags" button (see OPC Tag List (Page 42)) to display the tags
monitored on the server.
Saving and loading the configuration
In the "Configuration" field, you can save the current OPC client configuration as well as the
configuration of the tag assignment to a file or load them from a file.
