Configuring Hardware and Communication Connections STEP 7.pdf

Configuring Connections
Procedure
1. Select the module for which you want to display the connection status.
2. Select the menu command PLC > Activate Connection Status.
The window becomes an ONLINE window and the Connection Status column
is placed in front of the connection table.
The status information for each connection is displayed in this column.
The text of the executed menu command changes to "Deactivate Connection
Status." You use this menu command to return to the (offline) connection table
so that you can configure connections.
3. To get more detailed information concerning the current connection status,
double-click the appropriate row of the connection table or select the menu
command Edit > Object Properties (alternatively, click with the right mouse
button to get a pop-up menu and select Object Properties or Status
Information).
The Status Information tab appears with additional information on the
connection status.
Exiting Connection Status
Use the menu command PLC > Deactivate Connection Status to exit the function
and return to the (offline) connection table.
Configuring Hardware and Communication Connections with STEP 7
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