SIDirect Symbolic object parameters

View or edit the SIDirect Symbolic object

• Click the Symbolic object. The Symbolic Parameters configuration view appears.

  Edit the elements in the Parameters page as needed. Configurable elements are network address and password settings.

  

  Note: The SIDirect Symbolic object is preconfigured with three Device Groups and a default network address. The default network address and preconfigured Device Groups are not present in additional Symbolic objects ("New_Symbolic_000") that you add.

• S7 Connection: This has two configurable settings:

  • Network Address: The IP address or host name of the remote S7 PLC.

    Enter the network address (for example, "10.11.12.13"), or a host name if one is defined in the local hostlist. The address field cannot be blank and the IP address or host name cannot be more than 255 characters.

    Note: The preconfigured SIDirect Symbolic object includes a default network address: "1.1.1.1". Any additional Symbolic objects that you add do not contain the default address (network address is blank).

  • Enable Password: You can enable password protection for access to the PLC.

    1. Select the Enable Password check-box to activate the password entry field.

    2. Click Show Password to view the password you entered.

       To help ensure security, passwords for Symbolic node objects can only be set on the local node and cannot be transferred from one Configuration File (.aaCfg) to another. Therefore, if Password is enabled on any Symbolic node object, each must be re-entered after any of the following operations:

    • Copying the Configuration File to another computer

    • Cloning the base server

    • Creating an instance of the base server