General Usage Notes - Siemens SENTRON PAC5200 Device Manual

7 Operation at Use of a PC

7.1 General Usage Notes

7.1 General Usage Notes
All SENTRON PAC5100/5200 device models can be operated via the HTML pages from the connected PC.
Devices with a display can additionally be operated using the softkeys on the display side. This chapter
describes the PC-based operation; Operation at Use of the Display covers the operation using the softkeys.
The graphical user interface is stored in the device. To display the user interface, start Microsoft Internet
Explorer 6.0 (or higher) and enter the IP address of the device.
You can navigate through Microsoft Internet Explorer using the icons on the toolbar, for example back, forward,
print etc. The user interface itself does not contain any navigation icons.
Operating actions are performed with the mouse. Parameters and text are entered using the keyboard.
The following table lists the control elements.
Table 7-1
Control Element
NOTE
At the beginning of the parameterization, first set the Network type according to Setting the Operational Pa-
rameters. If you change the Network type during operation, check all settings, measured values, and limiting
values for inconsistencies after activating the device. Check also the ICD file which is suitable for the network
type. If there are invalid values or a wrong ICD file, restart the device.
NOTE
If you change settings in tabs, click Send on each tab to confirm the new setting. The settings are activated
only after the entire parameterization has been completed.
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Control Functions
Control Function
Option button: selects one option
List box: selects an item from a list
Button: Executing an action by clicking the button, that is the
current settings on the user interface are transmitted to the
device.
Active tab (light blue)
Inactive tab (dark blue)
Selects and opens the item to be activated,
for example a tab
SENTRON PAC5100/5200, 7KM5212/5412, Device Manual
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