Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual page 181

Protection
15.6 Copy protection
4. Enter the serial number of the CPU or the SIMATIC memory card.
Figure 15-9
5. You can now set up the know-how protection for the block in the "Know-how protection"
area.
Note
If you download a copy protected block to a device that does not match the specified
serial number, the entire download operation will be rejected. This means that blocks
without copy protection will also not be downloaded.
Removing copy protection
1. Remove any existing know-how protection (Page 176).
2. Open the properties of the respective block.
3. Select the "Protection" option under "General".
4. In the "Copy protection" area, select the "No binding" entry from the drop-down list.
Figure 15-10 Removing copy protection
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Entering the serial number
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