Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Installation Guide - Manual (Page 100)

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3. In the Communications Setup editor, select each configured RSLinx Enterprise
shortcut, point the shortcut at the correct device, and then click Apply.
4. Save the configuration, and then close the Communications Setup editor.
To verify RSLinx Classic topics
1. On the data server computer, click Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software >
RSLinx, and then click RSLinx Classic.
2. On the DDE/OPC menu, click Topic Configuration.
3. In the Topic List, select each configured topic and confirm that the corresponding data
source updates correctly.
4. Click the Advanced Communication tab, confirm that there is a device path
specified for Remote Addressing, and then click Done.
Specify when HMI server components start or stop
In FactoryTalk View Studio, open the Properties dialog box for the HMI server in the
application, to view the location of the HMI project files, the current number of displays
in the application, and the maximum number of displays allowed.
You can add a description for the HMI server and, in the Components tab, select
components that will start when the HMI server starts running.
To open the HMI Server Properties dialog box
1. Click Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software, and then click FactoryTalk
View Studio.
2. Select View Site Edition (Network Station), and then click Continue.
3. Click the Existing tab, select the network station application’s name, and then click
Open.
4. In the Explorer window, right-click the HMI server’s name, and then click
Properties.
How HMI server components start and stop
Use the HMI Server Properties dialog box to specify which components in a network
station application will start automatically, when the HMI server starts running.
In a network station application, the HMI server loads and the specified components start
running when the FactoryTalk View SE Client connects to the application. When the
client stops running, the HMI server is unloaded, and the specified shutdown macro is run.
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