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Recommendations and instructions
The manual
Notes helps Administrators to plan and configure PC networks:
● It will give you an overview of network, computer and user management, as well as the
management of user and access rights in PCS 7.
● It will provide you with important information about integrating PCS 7 networks into the
Windows management system.
● You will learn what the options are available for time synchronization in a PCS 7 plant.
● You can find information about how to establish patch management and secure
communication paths between the PC stations in a PCS 7 plant.
Note
This manual builds on the possibilities of the operating systems used with PCS 7 and
assumes the reader has an understanding of administration of these operating systems.
Security settings on a PC
The required security settings are applied on the PC when PCS 7 is installed.
Note
When the PCS 7 plant is operated in a domain, the security settings must match throughout
the entire domain. Consult with your administrator to agree upon uniform security settings.
Network
You must isolate the network for a PCS 7 plant via switches, routers, or gateways to ensure
that no faults reach the PCS 7 plant, via office networks, for example.
You can find information about protecting data exchange between the operator stations in the
following sections:
● Section "How to configure encrypted communication between the PC stations (Page 116)"
● Section "How to set up the connection between the PC station and plant bus (Page 109)"
Virus scanners and updates
Important information on the following topics is available in the
PCS 7 Readme file (see "Preface (Page 9)"):
● Virus scanners
You can find additional information on this in the section "How to install additional
components (Page 71)".
● Updates
You can find additional information on this in the section "Installing security patches,
hotfixes, service packs (Page 122)".
PCS 7 - PC Configuration (V8.2)
Installation Manual, 03/2016, A5E36200050-AB
Process Control System PCS 7; Security Concept PCS 7; Recommendations and
Installing PC stations
5.3 Installing the operating system
Process Control System PCS 7;
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