Working With The Primary Setup Tool; Configuring A Module - Siemens SCALANCE X-100 Commissioning Manual

Diagnostics over Industrial Ethernet
6.1 Configuration with the Primary Setup Tool
4. Click the Install button in the General tab .
5. In the Network Component Type dialog, select Protocol and click the Add button. .
6. In the Network Protocol dialog box, Have Disk button. .
7. In the Install from Disk dialog box, click the Browse button. .
8. In the file selection dialog, change to the installation folder of the Primary Setup Tool
9. Select the NETDLC.INF file and click the Open button.
10. In the Install from Disk dialog box, click the OK button. The protocol is installed, the DLC
11. Close the Properties dialog box by clicking on the OK button
6.1.5

Working with the Primary Setup Tool

Language Selection
After starting the Primary Setup Tool for the first time, a dialog box opens in which you set
the language for the program. You can also set the language separately in the Settings >
Language menu.
Selecting the Network Adapter
If there is more than one network adapter in your computer, you can open the Settings >
Network Adapter menu and specify which adapter is used by the Primary Setup Tool for
network access. This menu displays a maximum of four network adapters, however only
those for which the DLC protocol is activated are shown.
Browsing the Network
Before you assign IP addresses with the PST, you must first locate the configurable devices
in the network. Start this search with the steps outlined below:
• Select the Network > Browse menu command.
• Press the F5 function key.
• Click on the magnifier icon in the toolbar below the menu bar.
While the Primary Setup Tool browses the network, the Browse Network dialog is displayed
with a progress bar. On completion of the search, the Primary Setup Tool displays a list with
all the devices it has found in the left-hand pane.
6.1.6

Configuring a Module

If you click an entry in the list, the Primary Setup Tool displays information on the selected
device in the right-hand pane.
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(default C:\Program Files\Siemens\Primary Setup Tool\) and open the DLC Protocol
subfolder.
Protocol entry is added to the list box in the Properties dialog box of the communications
module (Windows 2000/XP) for Siemens Primary Setup Tool.
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