Configuring Hardware and Communication Connections STEP 7.pdf

Basics of Configuring Hardware with STEP 7
1.5.4 Installing Hardware Updates
As of STEP 7 V5.2. you can subsequently install components for the Hardware
Catalog.
In this way you can use individual components such as new CPUs or new I/O
devices in the current version of STEP 7 without having to install a new service
pack.
Basic Information on Hardware-Updates
Requirements
Install a HW update in the following two steps:
• Download the update from the Internet or copy it from the CD to the appropriate
folder.
• Install the HW update that you downloaded or copied.
Once this is completed, these subsequently installed components are available in
the Hardware Catalog in the "Standard" catalog profile. If necessary, you can
follow this procedure so that you can also edit stations that were created with a
later version of STEP 7.
You must have a Internet address and a path set to the "HW Updates" storage
folder. To make these settings, click the "Customize" button to open the dialog for
configuring the HW update procedure.
You must have an Internet connection available to download updates.
If the Internet connection is established over a proxy server requiring
authentication, you will need to know the user name and the password.
Procedure
1. Select the menu command Options > Install HW Updates.
2. In the dialog that appears, specify whether the HW update should be
downloaded from the Internet or copied from a CD or
whether you want to install updates that have already been download
(selection available)
3. Select the component to be installed and then click the "Install" button.
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