Getting Started : Connecting the Controller to the SIMATIC NET OPC Server
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Hardware Installation and Operating Manual, Edition 02/2006, A5E00273194-02
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Configuring the OPC Server
1. Double-click the OPC Server entry (Index 1) to open the Properties dialog.
2. Click the S7 tab and select the Activate option (under Access Protection).
3. To use the STEP 7 symbols for accessing controller data from the OPC
Server, select the option for All (or for Selected, to specify specific entries in
the symbol table) under the Use Symbols field.
4. Click OK to close the Properties dialog.
5. Click the Save and Compile icon to create the hardware configuration for the
PC station.
After you have compiled the configuration into the STEP 7 project, you can close
HW Config and return to SIMATIC Manager.
