Starting The Simatic Automation Tool; Cpu Configuration Requirements - Siemens SIMATIC S7 User Manual

Prerequisites and communication setup

2.3 Starting the SIMATIC Automation Tool

2.3 Starting the SIMATIC Automation Tool
Options for starting the SIMATIC Automation Tool:
● Double-click the SIMATIC Automation Tool shortcut icon on your desktop.
● Use the Windows Start button.
– Click the Windows start button and "All Programs".
– Click the "Siemens Automation" folder, then the "SIMATIC Automation Tool" folder,
● Start the Windows command prompt (cmd.exe) and enter the executable file name and
optional project parameter.
AutomationTool.exe [projectname.sat].
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CPU configuration requirements

Ethernet address configuration
If you want the SIMATIC Automation Tool to set the IP address or PROFINET name of a
CPU, then your TIA portal project must enable these actions in the CPU device
configuration. Use the TIA portal to view and modify a program's IP protocol setting, as
shown in the following S7-1200 example.
IP address and PROFINET name change
● It Is possible for CPUs directly connected to the network that is connected to the
SIMATIC Automation Tool (including connection through an Ethernet switch).
● It is not possible for CPU's with an indirect connection through a CP module, or a CPU's
secondary Ethernet port when the direct connection is to the primary Ethernet port.
● It is not possible for CPU's on another network with a connection to the SIMATIC
Automation Tool that passes through an IP address router.
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and finally "Automation Tool".
SIMATIC Automation Tool V2.1 user guide
Manual, V2.1.1 07/2016, A5E33042676-AC