Installing The Options Package - Siemens SIMATIC S7-400H Manual

Configuring with STEP 7
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Installing the Options Package

Software requirements
In order to install the "S7 fault-tolerant system" option package, version 1 or higher,
you must have the STEP 7 standard package, V5.1 (or higher) installed on your
PG or PC.
Installing the options package
1. Start the PC or programming device on which you have installed the STEP 7
standard package and make sure that no STEP 7 applications are open.
2. Insert the product CD for the options package.
3. Call the SETUP.EXE program on the CD.
4. Follow the instructions given by the setup program and select the options you
require.
Reading the Readme file
Important late-breaking information on the software supplied is recorded in a
readme file. You can view this file when you have completed the Setup program or
open it at a later point of time. It is located in the S7hsys directory of STEP 7.
Starting the options package
The options package does not contain any applications that have to be started
explicitly. The additional options are integrated in the familiar user interface.
Displaying integrated Help
For the dialog boxes of the options package there is integrated Help, which you
call at any stage of configuration either by pressing F1 or clicking the Help button.
You can obtain more detailed information by choosing Help > Help Topics from
the menu.
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