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Overview of PCS 7 OS Web

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Configuration with
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PCS 7 OS Web option Hardware and Software

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Installation of the
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OS Web Server

Configuration of the
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Installations and Settings for

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Safety Guidelines
This manual contains notices you have to observe in order to ensure your personal safety, as well as to prevent
damage to property. The notices referring to your personal safety are highlighted in the manual by a safety alert
symbol, notices referring only to property damage have no safety alert symbol. These notices shown below are
graded according to the degree of danger.

DANGER
indicates that death or severe personal injury will result if proper precautions are not taken.

WARNING
indicates that death or severe personal injury may result if proper precautions are not taken.

CAUTION
with a safety alert symbol, indicates that minor personal injury can result if proper precautions are not taken.

CAUTION
without a safety alert symbol, indicates that property damage can result if proper precautions are not taken.

NOTICE
indicates that an unintended result or situation can occur if the corresponding information is not taken into
account.
If more than one degree of danger is present, the warning notice representing the highest degree of danger will
be used. A notice warning of injury to persons with a safety alert symbol may also include a warning relating to
property damage.

Qualified Personnel
The device/system may only be set up and used in conjunction with this documentation. Commissioning and
operation of a device/system may only be performed by qualified personnel. Within the context of the safety notes
in this documentation qualified persons are defined as persons who are authorized to commission, ground and
label devices, systems and circuits in accordance with established safety practices and standards.

Prescribed Usage
Note the following:

WARNING
This device may only be used for the applications described in the catalog or the technical description and only
in connection with devices or components from other manufacturers which have been approved or
recommended by Siemens. Correct, reliable operation of the product requires proper transport, storage,
positioning and assembly as well as careful operation and maintenance.

Trademarks
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publication may be trademarks whose use by third parties for their own purposes could violate the rights of the
owner.

Disclaimer of Liability
We have reviewed the contents of this publication to ensure consistency with the hardware and software
described. Since variance cannot be precluded entirely, we cannot guarantee full consistency. However, the
information in this publication is reviewed regularly and any necessary corrections are included in subsequent
editions.

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Table of contents
1 Preface ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Additional documentation .......................................................................................................................... 9
3 Overview of PCS 7 OS Web option ......................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Using the PCS 7 OS Web Option ................................................................................................11
3.2 OS Web Server and Web Client ..................................................................................................14
3.3 Overview of Configuration Tasks .................................................................................................15
3.4 Information about the PCS 7 Web Option ...................................................................................16
4 Configuration with PCS 7 OS Web option................................................................................................ 17
4.1 Configuration Options ..................................................................................................................17
4.2 Configuration involving OS Web Server and Web Client ............................................................18
4.3 Configuration involving OS Web Standard Server and Web Client.............................................20
4.4 Configuration involving OS Web Diagnostics Server and Web Diagnostics Client .....................22
5 Hardware and Software Requirements .................................................................................................... 25
5.1 Requirements for the OS Web Server .........................................................................................25
5.2 Requirements for the Web Client.................................................................................................26
6 Installation of the OS Web Server............................................................................................................ 27
6.1 How to Install the OS Web Server ...............................................................................................27
7 Configuration of the OS Web server on an ES......................................................................................... 29
7.1 Overview of Configuration Tasks .................................................................................................29
7.2 Changes to project data...............................................................................................................30
7.2.1 Overview of Changes Performed by the Web View Publisher ....................................................30
7.2.2 Web-Executable Functions for PCS 7 OS Web Option ...............................................................30
7.2.3 Requirements for Publishing........................................................................................................31
7.2.4 Overview of the Publishing Procedure.........................................................................................32
7.2.5 How to Publish Local data ...........................................................................................................33
7.2.6 How to Publish Data of OS Servers.............................................................................................36
7.3 Setting user permissions..............................................................................................................39
7.3.1 Limitation of Access via User Permissions ..................................................................................39
7.3.2 How to Set User Permissions, Start Screen and Language in the User Administrator ...............39
7.4 Deactivating graphics runtime......................................................................................................41
7.4.1 How to Deactivate Graphics Runtime..........................................................................................41
7.5 Downloading to the OS Web Server............................................................................................42
7.5.1 Downloading to the OS Web Server............................................................................................42

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8 Completing configuration on the OS Web server ..................................................................................... 43

8.1 Overview of Configuration Tasks ................................................................................................ 43
8.2 Checking the settings for the OS Web server............................................................................. 44
8.2.1 How to Check the Settings after Downloading............................................................................ 44
8.3 Configuration of the Web page ................................................................................................... 45
8.3.1 Using the Web Configurator........................................................................................................ 45
8.3.2 How to Set the Default Web Page for the Web Clients .............................................................. 46
8.3.3 Adding to an Existing Web .......................................................................................................... 48
8.3.4 Setting the Default Web Page for the Web Clients..................................................................... 49
9 Installations and Settings for the Web Client............................................................................................ 51
9.1 Preparations................................................................................................................................ 51
9.2 Overview of the Installation Procedure ....................................................................................... 52
9.3 Internet Explorer settings ............................................................................................................ 53
9.3.1 Setting the Web content zone ..................................................................................................... 53
9.3.2 How to set the "Internet" or "Local Intranet" Web content zones................................................ 53
9.3.3 How to set the "Trusted Sites" Web content zone ...................................................................... 54
9.4 How to Install the Web Client on Your PC .................................................................................. 55
9.5 How to Install Plug-ins................................................................................................................. 58
9.6 How to Start Process Control on the Web Client ........................................................................ 60
9.7 How to Set the Language for the Navigation Bar on the Web Client.......................................... 61
9.8 Removal and retro-installation/Update incl. plug-ins on the Web client ..................................... 62
9.8.1 Removal and Retro-installation/Update of Plug-ins on the Web Client ...................................... 62
9.9 Web Client functions in process mode........................................................................................ 63
9.9.1 Web Client user interface............................................................................................................ 63
9.9.2 Supported Functions on Web Client ........................................................................................... 64
10 Time ........................................................................................................................................................ 67
10.1 Time-of-day displays on the Web Client ..................................................................................... 67
10.2 Web Client time-of-day synchronization ..................................................................................... 68
11 Getting status information ........................................................................................................................ 69
11.1 Status Information about OS Web Server and Web Clients ....................................................... 69
11.2 How to Display Status Information.............................................................................................. 70
12 Appendix.................................................................................................................................................. 71
12.1 Supported Functions "BPC" and "APC" ...................................................................................... 71
Index........................................................................................................................................................ 77

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Purpose of the documentation
This documentation provides information about the PCS 7 OS Web Option software
components, application areas, configuration options and commissioning process for
SIMATIC PCS 7.
It answers the following key questions:
● What is PCS 7 OS Web Option?
● What are the software components associated with PCS 7 OS Web Option?
● What hardware and software requirements apply and which licenses are required for
installation?
● Which application areas are covered by PCS 7 OS Web Option?
● What is the procedure for using PCS 7 OS Web Option?
● What is the procedure for commissioning PCS 7 OS Web Option?
This documentation is available in electronic format on the SIMATIC PCS 7; Manual
Collection DVD. You can use Acrobat Reader to read the documentation and print it out as
necessary.
Accessing documentation on the PCS 7 PC:
● You can access the electronic copy of the manual (PDF) by selecting
Start > SIMATIC > Documentation > English > PCS 7 OS Web Option.
● The manual can be accessed via the Online Help (CHM) if you select
Start > SIMATIC > Documentation > English > PCS 7 - Basic documentation > PCS 7 OS
Web Option. Alternatively, you can access it directly from SIMATIC Manager by selecting
Help > Contents > PCS 7 OS Web Option.

Basic knowledge required

This documentation is aimed at anyone who is involved in configuring, commissioning and
operating automated systems based on SIMATIC PCS 7.
A certain amount of basic knowledge is assumed and readers are expected to know how to
use a PC/PG and the Windows operating system in general. They should already be familiar
with the SIMATIC PCS 7 functions and configurations.

Scope of the documentation

This documentation applies to the Process Control System; PCS 7 Toolset software
package, V7.0 SP1 or higher.

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Readme file
You can glean the latest high-priority information from the readme file:
● The readme file is located on the Process Control System; PCS 7 Toolset DVD.
● You can also access the readme file once PCS 7 has been installed by selecting Start >
SIMATIC > Product information > English > PCS 7 readme.

Conventions
Within this documentation, the software interface terminology has been localized in
accordance with the documentation language. However, if you have installed a
multilanguage operating system package, certain terms may be displayed in the basic
language of the operating system if you decide to switch languages and these will deviate
from the terminology used in the documentation.

PCS 7 glossary
A PCS 7 glossary with definitions of the key technical terms used in the documentation is
available on the SIMATIC PCS 7; Manual Collection DVD or can be accessed within the
PCS 7 software via the SIMATIC Manager help menu (menu command: Help > Contents >
"Glossary" button).

Further Support
If you have any technical questions, please get in touch with your Siemens representative or
responsible agent.
You will find your contact person at:
http://www.siemens.com/automation/partner
You will find a guide to the technical documentation offered for the individual SIMATIC Products
and Systems at:
http://www.siemens.com/simatic-tech-doku-portal
The online catalog and order system is found under:
http://mall.automation.siemens.com/

Training Centers
Siemens offers a number of training courses to familiarize you with the SIMATIC S7 automation
system. Please contact your regional training center or our central training center in D 90327
Nuremberg, Germany for details:
Telephone: +49 (911) 895-3200.
Internet: http://www.sitrain.com

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Technical Support

You can reach the Technical Support for all A&D products
• Via the Web formula for the Support Request
http://www.siemens.com/automation/support-request
• Phone: + 49 180 5050 222
• Fax: + 49 180 5050 223
Additional information about our Technical Support can be found on the Internet pages
http://www.siemens.com/automation/service

Service & Support on the Internet

In addition to our documentation, we offer our Know-how online on the internet at:
http://www.siemens.com/automation/service&support
where you will find the following:
• The newsletter, which constantly provides you with up-to-date information on your products.
• The right documents via our Search function in Service & Support.
• A forum, where users and experts from all over the world exchange their experiences.
• Your local representative for Automation & Drives.
• Information on field service, repairs, spare parts and more under "Services".

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Additional documentation
The following table lists documentation in which you will find additional information. The
entire content of the online help (CHM) is also available in the electronic manuals (PDF).

Online Help/Manual Purpose After installation of SIMATIC

PCS 7 it can be opened via:
Manual: Offers support when setting up Manual:
SIMATIC Logon, a central access rights Start > SIMATIC >
SIMATIC Electronic Signature administration with SIMATIC Documentation > English >
Logon SIMATIC Logon
Online Help: Being WinCC product Online Help:
Web Navigator Information information, the documentation Start > Simatic > WinCC > Web
System provides comprehensive Navigator > Web Navigator
information about installing and Information System
Manual:
configuring the WinCC Web
WinCC/Web Navigator Manual:
Navigator server and client.
In the open "Web Navigator
Information System" online help
in the menu bar under Options >
Open PDF
Note
The online help and manual can
only be called up from an OS
Web server.
Manual: The Programming Instructions Manual:
PCS 7 – Programming describe how to create PCS 7- Can only be called up on an
Instructions for Blocks compliant AS blocks or Engineering Station (ES) via
faceplates. Start > Simatic >
Documentation > English >
PCS 7 - Programming
instructions for blocks
Online Help: This supports you when Online Help:
Configuration - Operator station configuring with the SIMATIC Start > Simatic > Documentation
PCS 7 Process Control System > English > PCS 7 - Basic
Manual:
on an operator station. documentation > Configuration -
PCS 7 - Operator Station
Operator station
Configuring Manual
Manual:
Start > SIMATIC >
Documentation > English >
PCS 7 - Operator Station
Configuring Manual

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Online Help/Manual Purpose After installation of SIMATIC

PCS 7 it can be opened via:
Online Help: This supports you when Online Help:
Configuration - Engineering configuring with the SIMATIC Start > Simatic > Documentation
system PCS 7 Process Control System > English > PCS 7 - Basic
on an engineering station. documentation > Configuration -
Manual:
Engineering system
PCS 7 - Engineering System
Configuring Manual Manual:
Start > SIMATIC >
Documentation > English >
PCS 7 - Engineering System
Configuring Manual
Online Help: The documentation provides Online Help:
Operator station process detailed instructions with all the Start > Simatic > Documentation
management information required for safe > English > PCS 7 basic
operation and monitoring of documentation > PCS 7 OS
Manual:
processes using the SIMATIC process control
PCS 7 - Operating Instructions PCS 7 process control system.
Operator Station Process Manual:
Management Start > SIMATIC >
Documentation > English >
PCS 7 - OS process control

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3.1 Using the PCS 7 OS Web Option

Introduction
PCS 7 OS Web Option enables operator control and monitoring of automated processes
over the Intranet/Internet using PCS 7.
You can use PCS 7 OS Web Option on a PCS 7 system:
● With a PCS 7 OS multiple station system
● With a PCS 7 OS single station system
PCS 7 OS Web Option consists of two components:
● PCS 7 OS Web Server
● PCS 7 Web Client

Using the product on a PCS 7 OS multiple station system

On a PCS 7 OS multiple station system, PCS 7 OS Web Server acts as an OS Client with
PCS 7 OS Web Server functionality. Once an OS Client has been configured as a
PCS 7 OS Web Server, it can no longer be used as an operating station (OS Client) within
the PCS 7 system.
A PCS 7 Web Client uses Internet Explorer to access the project data on the
PCS 7 OS Web Server over the Intranet/Internet. Operator control and monitoring of the
process is supported.

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3.1 Using the PCS 7 OS Web Option

Example configuration
The following figure shows the PCS 7 system configuration when PCS 7 OS Web Option is
used on an OS multiple station system.

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Using the product on a PCS 7 OS single station system

When used on a PCS 7 OS single station system, the PCS 7 OS Web Server provides
PCS 7 OS Web Server functionality. Once the PCS 7 OS single station system has been
configured as a PCS 7 OS Web Server, it can continue to function as a PCS 7 OS on the
PCS 7 system.
The PCS 7 OS single station system can be operated on two different bases:
● PCS 7 OS single station system (OS single station)
● PCS 7 OS single station system (engineering station and OS on one PC station)
If the PCS 7 OS single station system takes the form of the PCS 7 OS single station system
(engineering station and OS on one PC station), then process control and engineering
cannot be performed simultaneously.
A PCS 7 Web Client uses Internet Explorer to access the project data on the
PCS 7 OS Web Server over the Intranet/Internet. Operator control and monitoring of the
process is supported.
Depending on the requirements of your PCS 7 system, you have a choice of two
configurations:
● PCS 7 OS Web Standard Server and PCS 7 Web Client
● PCS 7 OS Web Diagnostics Server and PCS 7 Web Diagnostics Client

Note for the reader

Throughout the remainder of the documentation, the term OS single station system shall be
used to refer to both implementations: "OS single station" and "engineering station and OS
on one PC station". The reader's attention will be drawn to any differences between the two,
where applicable.

Terminology
The following terms appear in the documentation:

Term Synonym used in the documentation Scope

PCS 7 OS Web Server OS Web Server Information applies to all configurations
PCS 7 Web Client Web Client Information applies to all configurations
PCS 7 OS Web Standard Server OS Web Standard Server Information only applies to OS single
station systems (with standard license
key)
PCS 7 OS Web Diagnostics Server OS Web Diagnostics Server Information only applies to OS single
PCS 7 Web Diagnostics Client Web Diagnostics Client station systems (with diagnostics
license key)

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3.2 OS Web Server and Web Client

3.2 OS Web Server and Web Client

OS Web server
All the screens and required scripts are stored on the OS Web server so that they can be
displayed or run on the Web client. All screens and scripts must be prepared accordingly
(published). The Web View Publisher is used for this purpose.

Note
The following applies in a multiple station system:
The data from various OS servers can be prepared (published) on the OS Web server.
The OS multiple station system may not be used as an operator station (OS client) since it
cannot guarantee the required reaction and response times.

Web client
The operator can log on at the Web client and access the data on the OS Web server by
means of a TCP/IP connection.
The user interface displayed in Internet Explorer corresponds with the appearance of the
user interface on the operator station (OS) with an overview area, work area, and key area.
All operations that the operator performs on the OS Web client are automatically logged with
the name of the operator.

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3.3 Overview of Configuration Tasks

3.3 Overview of Configuration Tasks

Overview of configuration steps required

The following table provides you with an overview of the PCS 7 OS Web Option
configuration steps and show the recommended order for carrying them out.

Step Where? What?

1 Engineering Publish pictures in Web View Publisher (Page 30)
station (ES)
2 Engineering Configure the user rights, start screen and language in the User
station (ES) Administrator for the purpose of accessing Web Clients (Page 39)
3 Engineering In the case of an OS multiple station system: Deactivate the graphics
station (ES) runtime option in the "Computer properties" dialog box (Page 41)
4 OS Web Server Install OS Web Server (Page 27)
5 Engineering Download project onto OS Web Server (Page 42)
station (ES)
6 OS Web Server Check settings in the User Administrator once the project has been
downloaded onto the OS Web Server (Page 44)
7 OS Web Server In the case of an OS multiple station system: Check that graphics
process mode has been deactivated in the "Computer properties"
dialog box. (Page 41)
8 OS Web Server Execute the Web Configurator (Page 45)
9 Web Client Installation and setting operations for the Web Client (Page 52)

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3.4 Information about the PCS 7 Web Option

3.4 Information about the PCS 7 Web Option

Web Client setup

If you decide to install the Web Client by downloading it from the Intranet/Internet you can
choose whether to "Open" or "Save" the setup file. You should make a note of which option
you select when installing the Web Client for the first time, because you will need to use the
same method when installing subsequent plug-ins. If the methods do not match, you will get
an error message. However, you will not get an error message if you combine the "From
DVD" and "Download and save" installation methods.

Your OS Web Server's performance

The speed and bandwidth of your OS Web Server Internet connection will have a significant
impact on performance in terms of your PCS 7 projects, your Web Client's update times as
well as when opening pictures. Each Web Client requires a bandwidth of approx. 10 kbps.
Maximum performance can be achieved on a LAN (rather than with a 64K modem) and this
will prove beneficial in terms of picture loading times, the update process and the number of
Web Clients that can be operated simultaneously.

Constraints associated with PCS 7 OS Web Option

The following constraints apply in respect of PCS 7 OS Web Option:
● The Web Client does not support operation via hotkeys configured in WinCC, because
Internet Explorer is not capable of distinguishing between its own internal operating
objects (e.g., the "Refresh" button) and those of WinCC.
● Synchronous script functions place a great deal of strain on the system. For this reason,
you should not use the "SetTagxxx" function in cyclic scripts. If a large number of Web
Clients (>10) call SetTagxxx functions in a rapid cycle (1s or less), the OS Web Server
will become overloaded.
● Automatic user logout: In the User Administrator, you can configure an automatic logout
process for each user that will take effect after a set time. This function is not supported
by the Web Client.
For additional information, refer to the Online Help for the WinCC Information System.

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4.1 Configuration Options

Overview of configurations
The following configurations are possible when you use PCS 7 OS Web Option on a PCS 7
system:
● With a PCS 7 OS multiple station system
– Configuration involving OS Web Server and Web Client (Page 18)
● With a PCS 7 OS single station system
– Configuration involving OS Web Standard Server and Web Client (Page 20)
– Configuration involving OS Web Diagnostics Server and Web Diagnostics Client
(Page 22)

NOTICE
The ideal (standard) solution is a configuration involving an OS Web Standard
Server and Web Client. The configuration involving OS Web Diagnostics Servers and
Web Diagnostics Clients is only intended for systems that feature a relatively small
number of clients and where the clients only connect to the servers intermittently for
diagnostic purposes.

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4.2 Configuration involving OS Web Server and Web Client

4.2 Configuration involving OS Web Server and Web Client

Introduction
You use this configuration in the case of an OS multiple station system.

Example configuration
The following figure shows an example PCS 7 system configuration for the configuration that
involves an OS Web Server and Web Client on an OS multiple station system.

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4.2 Configuration involving OS Web Server and Web Client

Installation and license key requirements

With an OS multiple station system, you will need to carry out the following installation
operations:
● Install the "OS Web Server" software package from the PCS 7 Toolset DVD as part of the
general setup routine on the OS Web Server (OS Client)
● Install the "Web Client" software package:
– Remote installation over the Intranet/Internet:
from the OS Web Server onto the Web Client
– Local installation:
from folder
"Additional_Products\WebNavigator__Vx.y\setup\Client\Setup\WinCCWebnavigatorCli
ent.msi" on the PCS 7 Toolset DVD onto the Web Client
● Install plug-ins
● Install a license key for the OS Web Server and Web Clients on the OS Web Server (OS
Client)

Note
For additional information on the necessary license keys, please refer to the manual titled
PCS 7 Process Control System; PC Configuration and Authorization.

Number of Web Clients

In the case of an OS multiple station system, the maximum number of Web Clients
supported by an individual OS Web Server is 3, 10, 25, or 50. The maximum number of Web
Clients is restricted by the license key.

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4.3 Configuration involving OS Web Standard Server and Web Client

4.3 Configuration involving OS Web Standard Server and Web Client

Introduction
You use this configuration in the case of an OS single station system.

Example configuration
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4.3 Configuration involving OS Web Standard Server and Web Client

Installation and license key requirements

With an OS single station system, you will need to carry out the following installation
operations:
● Install the "OS Web Server" software package from the PCS 7 Toolset DVD as part of the
general setup routine on the OS Web Standard Server (OS single station system)
● Install the "Web Client" software package:
– Remote installation over the Intranet/Internet:
from the OS Web Standard Server onto the Web Client
– Local installation:
from folder
"Additional_Products\WebNavigator__Vx.y\setup\Client\Setup\WinCCWebnavigatorCli
ent.msi" on the PCS 7 Toolset DVD onto the Web Client
● Install plug-ins
● Install a license key for the PCS 7 OS Web Standard Server and Web Clients on the OS
Web Standard Server (OS single station system)

Note
For additional information on the necessary license keys, please refer to the manual titled
PCS 7 Process Control System; PC Configuration and Authorization.

Number of Web Clients

In the case of an OS single station system, the maximum number of Web Clients
simultaneously supported by an individual Web Standard Server is 3.

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4.4 Configuration involving OS Web Diagnostics Server and Web Diagnostics Client

4.4 Configuration involving OS Web Diagnostics Server and Web

Diagnostics Client

Introduction
You use this configuration in the case of an OS single station system.
This configuration is the key to cost-effective teleservice when just one or only a small
number of Web Diagnostics Clients are operated in conjunction with several OS single
station systems/OS Web Diagnostics Servers.

NOTICE
The ideal (standard) solution is a configuration involving an OS Web Standard Server and
Web Client. The configuration involving OS Web Diagnostics Servers and Web Diagnostics
Clients is only intended for systems that feature a relatively small number of clients and
where the clients only connect to the servers intermittently for diagnostic purposes.

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4.4 Configuration involving OS Web Diagnostics Server and Web Diagnostics Client

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Installation and license key requirements

With an OS single station system, you will need to carry out the following installation
operations:
● Install the "OS Web Server" software package from the PCS 7 Toolset DVD as part of the
general setup routine on the OS Web Diagnostics Server (OS single station system)
● Install the "Diagnostics Client" software package on the Web Diagnostics Client from
folder
"Additional_Products\WebNavigator__Vx.y\setup\DiagnosticsClient\Setup\WinCCDiagnos
ticsClient.msi" on the PCS 7 Toolset DVD.
● Install plug-ins
● Install a license key for each OS Diagnostics Server on the OS Web Diagnostics Server
(OS single station system)
● Install a license key for each Web Diagnostics Client on the Web Diagnostics Client

Note
For additional information on the necessary license keys, please refer to the manual titled
PCS 7 Process Control System; PC Configuration and Authorization.

Number of Web Clients

● The maximum number of Web Diagnostics Clients simultaneously supported by one OS
Web Diagnostics Server is 3.
● Each Web Diagnostics Client can access up to 3 OS Web Diagnostics Servers
simultaneously.

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5.1 Requirements for the OS Web Server

Hardware and software requirements

The OS Web Server must meet the following hardware and software requirements:

Feature Requirement
Operating system Windows Server 2003
Software • Internet Explorer
• Internet Information Services (IIS)
Minimum hardware (PC) Intel Pentium IV, 2.8 GHz, available main memory: 1 GB
Recommended hardware (PC) Intel Pentium IV, 3.4 GHz, available main memory: 1 GB
Miscellaneous Fast access (>= 64 kbit/s) to Web Client over Intranet/Internet or
via TCP/IP connection

Note
For additional information, please refer to the PCS 7 readme file.
To open the PCS 7 readme file, select Start > SIMATIC > Product information.

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5.2 Requirements for the Web Client

5.2 Requirements for the Web Client

Hardware and software requirements

The Web Client must meet the following hardware and software requirements:

Feature Requirement
Possible operating systems • Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP Professional
Software Internet Explorer
Minimum hardware (PC) No PDAs, Table PCs, etc.
Miscellaneous Fast access (>= 64 kbit/s) to OS Web Server over
Intranet/Internet or via TCP/IP connection

Note
For additional information, please refer to the PCS 7 readme file.
To open the PCS 7 readme file, select Start > SIMATIC > Product information.

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6.1 How to Install the OS Web Server

Requirements
The following requirements apply when installing the OS Web Server:
● In the case of an OS multiple station system
– Windows Server 2003 must be installed on the OS Client.
– The OS Client must only be used as an OS Web Server.
– The requirements specified in the section titled "Requirements for the OS Web Server
(Page 25)" must be met.
● In the case of an OS single station system
– Windows Server 2003 must be installed on the OS single station system.
– The requirements specified in the section titled "Requirements for the OS Web Server
(Page 25)" must be met.

Software package
The "OS Web Server" program package, which is included as part of the PCS 7 general
setup routine on the PCS 7 Toolset DVD, applies to all configurations:
● Configuration involving Web Server and Web Client (OS multiple station system)
(Page 18)
● Configuration involving OS Web Standard Server and Web Client (OS single station
system) (Page 20)
● Configuration involving OS Web Diagnostics Server and Web Diagnostics Client
(OS single station system) (Page 22)

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6.1 How to Install the OS Web Server

Procedure
1. Insert the PCS 7 Toolset DVD into the DVD drive.
2. Double-click "Setup.exe" to run the setup routine.
The setup routine should now start.
3. Follow the setup instructions until you reach the "Type of installation" dialog box.
4. Select the "package installation" radio button.
5. Click "Next".
The "Program packages" dialog box will now appear.
6. To enable operator control and monitoring via the PCS 7 OS Web Server, check the
relevant box in accordance with the table below and then follow the instructions until you
reach the end of the setup process.

Program package OS multiple station OS single station OS single station

selection as part of the system system (OS single system (engineering
general setup routine station) station and OS on one
PC station)
Runtime > Web Server X X X
> Check "OS Web
Server" box
Runtime > Single X
station > Check "OS
single station" box
Engineering > Check X
"PCS 7 engineering"
box

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7.1 Overview of Configuration Tasks

Overview
The following table provides an overview of the OS Web server configuration tasks on the
engineering station in the OS Web server project.

Step Where? What?

1 Engineering Publishing Pictures in the Web View Publisher (Page 30)
station (ES)
2 Engineering Configuration of the User Permissions, the Start Screen and the Language
station (ES) in the User Administrator for Access to the Web Clients (Page 39)
3 Engineering On an OS multiple workstation system: Deactivation of graphics runtime in
station (ES) the "Computer properties" dialog box (Page 41)
4 Engineering Downloading the Project onto the OS Web Server (Page 42)
station (ES)

Project changes

Note
Only make changes to the project on the ES.

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7.2 Changes to project data

7.2.1 Overview of Changes Performed by the Web View Publisher

Tasks of the Web View Publisher

The Web View Publisher makes all pictures and scripts displayed or executed on the Web
client known on the OS Web server: it publishes them. The following actions are performed
here:
● Project data are compressed and saved.
● Picture windows in process pictures are converted into internet-executable ActiveX
components.
● Scripts are converted so that they can run in the Web

7.2.2 Web-Executable Functions for PCS 7 OS Web Option

Supported script normal functions

The PCS 7 OS Web Option does not support all script functions. Lists of web-executable
normal script functions for the Web client are available in the following sections or
documentation:
● In this documentation in the sections:
– Supported Functions on Web Client (Page 64)
– Supported Functions "BPC" and APC" (Page 71)
● In the Web Navigator Information System online help (calling only on an OS Web server
by using the menu command Start > SIMATIC > WinCC > Web Navigator >
WebNavigator Information System) in the following sections:
– Appendix > C: Supported functions
– Appendix > D: Unsupported functions
● In the PCS 7 – Block Programming Instructions manual (calling only on an Engineering
Station (ES) by using the menu command Start > SIMATIC > Documentation > English >
PCS 7 – Block programming instructions in the "Function Names in WinCC/Web" section

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7.2.3 Requirements for Publishing

Requirements
In order to edit data on the ES with Web View Publisher, you must first ensure that the
following data publishing requirements have been met:
● The PCS 7 project must have been created and fully configured.
● The "Compile OS" function must have been performed for all operator stations.
● The C and VB scripts for all the OS servers that are to be accessed by the Web Clients
must be available on the OS Web Server.
● The names of the process mimics to be used by the Web Clients must not contain any
double underscores (e.g., yy__xx.pdl). The character string that precedes the two
underscores will be interpreted as a separator for the server prefix.
● The "@PTN_xx.pdl" pictures are OS Web Server-specific and must be published by each
OS Web Server with the relevant server prefix.
● Plain text variable names (in quotation marks) in C scripts must not contain any spaces.
● In the case of an OS multiple station system, the following additional requirements apply:
– An OS Client must have been added to your PCS 7 project as a PC station to serve as
an OS Web Server.
For additional information about creating and configuring a PC station, please refer to
the PCS 7 Process Control System; Engineering Station Configuration Manual.
– The server data for the OS Server that is to be accessed by the Web Client must have
been downloaded onto the OS Web Server.
For additional information about downloading server data, please refer to the PCS 7
Process Control System; Operator Station Configuration Manual, under "Downloading
a project and configuring changes > Meaning of server data > How to download server
data".

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7.2.4 Overview of the Publishing Procedure

Basic Procedure
On the ES, 1+n publishing processes are necessary, whereby "n" is the number of servers
(server pairs in case of redundancy) that the OS Web server accesses or whose pictures are
to be published.
The first publishing process edits local @-pictures and functions on the OS Web server. The
further publishing processes edit the pictures of the OS servers.

Note
In the case of an OS single station system only one publishing process is required to publish
the local data on the OS Web server.

The following standard procedure applies to publishing:

1. Open the OS Web server project on the ES; set the source paths and destination path
during configuration on the ES.
2. Publish all the pictures of the WinCC source projects on the ES (1+n actions) and then
load them onto the PC station of the OS Web server.

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7.2.5 How to Publish Local data

Procedure
1. Open the SIMATIC Manager component view on the ES.
2. In the tree view, select the OS that is acting as the OS Web Server, followed by Edit >
Open object.
3. In WinCC Explorer, open the Web Navigator context menu and select Web View
Publisher.
The following wizard will open: "WinCC Web Publishing - Wizard - Introduction".
4. Click "Next".
The following step will open: "WinCC Web Publishing - Wizard - Select files and folders".
5. For the local pictures, uncheck the "Server prefix" box.
6. Check that the correct paths are set in the input fields:
– Source path in the "Path for WinCC project" input field:
Path leading to the directory that contains the local data – this path is set by default for
the local data.
An example path is illustrated in the paragraph beginning "Example..." later on in this
section.
– Target path in the "Folder for Web access to your pictures" input field:
Path leading to the "Web Navigator" directory - this is where the pictures to be
accessed by the Web Client are stored. This path is set by default for the local data.
An example path is illustrated in the paragraph beginning "Example" later on in this
section.
7. If you wish to enter your own paths, click "Browse" next to the relevant input field and
select the ones you need.
8. Click "Next".
The following step will open: "WinCC Web Publishing - Wizard - Select pictures". You will
be presented with all the standard and all the project-specific pictures.
9. Select the pictures that you wish to publish:
– If you want to publish all the pictures, click ">>".
– If you only want to publish some of the pictures, hold down the <Ctrl> key and select
the ones you need. Then click ">".
Note: We would always recommend that you publish all the standard pictures.

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10.Click "Next".
The following step will open: "WinCC Web Publishing - Wizard - Select functions".
You will be presented with the standard functions and the project functions (project-
specific C scripts) that you have saved onto the OS Web Server.
11.Click the relevant button(s) to select all of the C scripts or just a selection of them.
Note: The pictures will only offer the functions that were selected during the last
publication process. You should, therefore, select all the functions that are required
whenever you carry out a publication process.
12.Click "Next".
The following step will open: "WinCC Web Publishing - Wizard - Referenced graphics".
You will be presented with both the standard and the project-specific graphics that have
been embedded in the process mimics.
13.Click ">>" to publish all the graphics.
14.Then click "Next".
The following step will open: "WinCC Web Publishing - Wizard - Exit".
15.Click “Finish".
16.At the end of the publication process click "OK" to confirm the message "Pictures
successfully transferred to OS Web Server".
The pictures will now be listed in the "WinCC Web Publishing Wizard - Exit" dialog box.
Any pictures or functions that contain faulty scripts will be indicated by means of a red
cross and displayed in a dialog box.
17.Double-click on each faulty picture to open and correct it in the "PdlPad" editor.
Check any faulty scripts for unsupported functions.
18.In the "PdlPad" editor, select Edit > Check scripts.
The compilation window provides information about potential errors including the relevant
row number.
Note: Any changes that you make in the "PdlPad" editor will be discarded when you next
carry out a publication process. Therefore, you should first correct the pictures in the
Graphics Designer and then repeat the publication process.
19.Once you have corrected all the pictures, click "Finish"
to finish publishing all the local data. The file extension that denotes published data is
*.pd_.

Result
The published pictures will be displayed in the Web Navigator data window.

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Example for Step 5 of the procedure

The following example illustrates the paths specified under "Procedure, Step 5". The
following figure shows the PCS 7 project structure in SIMATIC Manager.

Data location: D:\Projects\my_project

The following figure shows some example path details in the "WinCC Web Publishing
Wizard".

1: Source path as absolute path in the "Path for WinCC project folder" input field:
D:\Projects\my_project\wincproj\WebServer
Using UNC notation (for example), this path will take the following form:
\\ES\Projects\my_project\wincproj\WebServer
2: Target path as absolute path in the "Folder for Web access to your pictures" input field:
D:\Projects\my_project\wincproj\WebServer\WebNavigator\

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7.2.6 How to Publish Data of OS Servers

Procedure
1. Open the SIMATIC Manager component view on the ES. In the tree structure, select the
OS that you want to configure as the OS Web Server, followed by "Edit > Open object".
2. In WinCC Explorer, open the Web Navigator context menu and select Web View
Publisher.
The following wizard will open: "WinCC Web Publishing - Wizard - Introduction".
3. Click "Next".
The following step will open: "WinCC Web Publishing - Wizard - Select files and folders".
4. Check the "Server prefix" box.
The associated drop-down list box will appear.
5. From the drop-down list, select the OS Server that is to be accessed by the Web Client.
The server prefix is used for data access control purposes and corresponds to the logical
OS Server name.
6. Enter the source and target paths:
An example path is illustrated in the paragraph beginning "Example" later on in this
section.
– Source path in the "Path for WinCC project folder" input field:
This path is set by default.
– Target path in the "Folder for Web access to your pictures" input field:
This path is set by default. Please ensure that this path matches the one that was set
for transferring the local data.
– Once all the paths have been set, check the server prefix in the drop-down list box
again.
7. Click "Next".
The following step will open: "WinCC Web Publishing - Wizard - Select pictures". You will
be presented with all the standard and all the project-specific pictures.
8. Click ">>" to publish all the pictures.
9. Click "Next".
The following step will open: "WinCC Web Publishing - Wizard - Select functions".
You will be presented with the standard functions and the project functions
(project-specific C scripts) that you have saved onto the OS Web Server.
10.Click the relevant button(s) to select all of the C scripts or just a selection of them.
Note: The pictures will only offer the functions that were selected during the last
publication process. You should, therefore, select all the functions that are required
whenever you carry out a publication process.
11.Click "Next".
The following step will open: "WinCC Web Publishing - Wizard - Referenced graphics".
You will be presented with both the standard and the project-specific graphics that have
been embedded in the process mimics.
12.Click ">>" to publish all the graphics.

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13.Then click "Next".

The following step will open: "WinCC Web Publishing - Exit".
14.Click "Finish".
15.At the end of the publication process click "OK" to confirm the message "Pictures
successfully transferred to OS Web Server".
The pictures will now be listed in the "WinCC Web Publishing Wizard - Finish" dialog box.
Any pictures or functions that contain faulty scripts will be indicated by means of a red
cross and displayed in a dialog box.
16.Double-click on each faulty picture to open and correct it in the "PdlPad" editor.
Check any faulty scripts for unsupported functions.
17.In the "PdlPad" editor, select Edit > Check scripts.
The compilation window provides information about potential errors including the relevant
row number.
Note: Any changes that you make in the "PdlPad" editor will be discarded when you next
carry out a publication process. Therefore, you should first correct the pictures in the
Graphics Designer and then repeat the publication process.
18.Once you have corrected all the pictures, click "Finish"
to finish publishing all the local data. The file extension that denotes published data is
*.pd_.
19.Repeat steps 2 to 18 for all the OS Servers that are to be accessed by the Web Client.

Result
The published pictures from the OS Servers will be displayed in the Web Navigator data
window.

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Example for Step 6 of the procedure

The following example illustrates the paths specified under "Procedure, Step 6" The
following figure shows the PCS 7 project structure in SIMATIC Manager.

Data location: D:\Projects\my_project

The following figure shows some example path details in the "WinCC Web Publishing
Wizard".

1: Source path as absolute path in the "Path for your WinCC project" input field:
Using UNC notation (for example), this path will take the following form:
\\AD079324PC\WinCC60_Project_os
2: Target path as absolute path in the "Folder for Web access to your pictures" input field:
D:\Projects\my_project\wincproj\WebServer\WebNavigator\

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7.3 Setting user permissions

7.3.1 Limitation of Access via User Permissions

Restricting access
You can control the level of access that the Web Client has to the OS system by means of
user rights. You can assign these user rights in the User Administrator WinCC editor for the
OS Web Server. The user rights are the same as for the standard client. You also need to
activate Intranet/Internet access.
Before you can assign user rights, you will first need to have prepared all the data using Web
View Publisher.

7.3.2 How to Set User Permissions, Start Screen and Language in the User
Administrator

Requirement
The necessary data has to be published with Web View Publisher.

Procedure
1. On the ES, open the User Administrator WinCC editor for the OS Web Server.
2. Create new users/operators or user groups.
For additional information, please refer to the "Setting user rights" section of the PCS 7
Process Control System; Operator Station Configuration Manual.
3. In the tree view, select the desired user group or individual user.
4. Check the "Web Navigator" box.
Two additional input fields will appear.
5. Click "Browse" next to the "Start screen" input field.
The "Open" dialog box will appear. The "Open" dialog box will present you with all the
graphics that you have published.
6. Select the file called "@screen.pd_". Check that the image file can be traced to the path
..\OS Web Server\<wincc project release name>\Web Navigator\pictures and click
"Open".

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7. If you wish to set a specific language for the user groups or individual user concerned,
click "Browse" next to the "Language" input field.
8. In the "Select language" dialog box, select the desired language for the Web Client
operator control and monitoring interface and then click "OK".
9. Close the User Administrator.

CAUTION
When selecting a language, please ensure that you have configured the relevant
language for all process mimics. For example, in a label field you will need to have
entered the label text in all the languages.

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7.4 Deactivating graphics runtime

7.4.1 How to Deactivate Graphics Runtime

Introduction
With an OS multiple station system, once an OS client has been configured as a PCS 7 OS
Web Server, it can no longer be used as an operating station (OS Client) within the PCS 7
system. You should, therefore, deselect "Graphics runtime" in the startup list, which will have
been selected by default.

NOTICE
In the case of an OS single station system, there is no need to deselect "Graphics runtime".

Procedure
1. Open the OS Web Server in WinCC Explorer on the ES.
Alternatively, in SIMATIC Manager (component view) select Project name > PC station
name > WinCC application > OS Web Server name.
2. In the tree view, click the "PC" component.
3. Open the context menu for the name displayed in the data window and select Properties.
4. Go to the "Startup" tab and deselect "Graphics runtime" in the "Order when starting
WinCC runtime" group.
5. Click "OK" to apply the setting.

Result
When WinCC starts in process mode on the OS Web Server, the graphics runtime interface
will not be launched.

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7.5 Downloading to the OS Web Server

7.5 Downloading to the OS Web Server

7.5.1 Downloading to the OS Web Server

Downloading
As the OS Web Server essentially consists of an operating station (OS), the procedure for
downloading to the OS Web Server is the same as when downloading to an operating
station (OS).

Note
If the ES and OS are installed on the same PC station and this is simultaneously configured
as an OS Web Server, there is no need to download to the OS Web Server (e.g., OS single
station system with ES/OS/OS Web Server).

Downloading changes

Note
It is not possible to download changes to the OS Web Server

Information relating to the download procedure

For detailed information about how to download to an OS, please refer to the "Downloading
a project and configuring changes > How to download to an individual OS" section of the
PCS 7 Process Control System; Operator Station Configuration Manual.

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8.1 Overview of Configuration Tasks

Overview
The following table provides an overview of the configuration tasks on the PCS OS Web
server.

Step Where? What?

1 OS Web server Checking the Settings in the User Administrator after Downloading to
the OS Web Server (Page 44)
2 OS Web server On an OS multiple workstation system: Checking whether graphics
process mode is deactivated in the "Computer properties" dialog box.
(Page 41)
3 OS Web server Executing the Web Configurator (Page 45)

Web Configurator
You set up the Web site for access of the web client in the Web Configurator.
The Web Configurator can be found in WinCC Explorer in the context menu of the Web
Navigator editor:

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8.2 Checking the settings for the OS Web server

8.2 Checking the settings for the OS Web server

8.2.1 How to Check the Settings after Downloading

Procedure
Check the following settings once you have downloaded the project from the engineering
station (ES) to the OS Web Server:
1. In the User Administrator editor for the currently active OS Web Server, check that the
settings configured on the ES have transferred correctly.
2. In the PC editor for the currently active OS Web Server, open the "Computer properties"
dialog box and go to the "Startup" tab. Check whether "Graphics runtime" has been
deselected in the "Order when starting WinCC runtime" group. If necessary, deactivate
this option.

Note
In the case of an OS single station system, there is no need to deselect "Graphics
runtime".

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8.3 Configuration of the Web page

8.3.1 Using the Web Configurator

Role of the Web Configurator

The Web Configurator can be used to set up and manage the Internet Information Service
(IIS) and, therefore, in turn the OS Web Server website. This has to be set up on the OS
Web Server after you have downloaded the project onto the OS Web Server. This setup and
configuration process is necessary for the purpose of configuring an operating station (OS)
as an OS Web Server and making it accessible to the Web Clients over the Intranet/Internet.
You can use the Web Configurator to make the necessary firewall settings for the network
card (assuming that you have activated the firewall).

Setting the standard website

You can use the Web Configurator to select which standard website should open when the
Web Client starts up:
● If you select "WebClient.asp", a process picture will appear in the Internet Explorer
window when the Web Client starts up.
● If you select "MainControl.asp", a navigation interface for subsequently downloading plug-
ins will also be displayed on the Web Client.
The default setting is "MainControl.asp".

When the Web Configurator should be used

The Web Configurator is used:
● Whenever a new OS Web Server is installed (as a general rule)
● Whenever there is a change of project
● Whenever new SIMATIC PCS 7 components are installed or existing ones are updated

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8.3 Configuration of the Web page

8.3.2 How to Set the Default Web Page for the Web Clients

Introduction
The Web Client accesses the Web Server via the standard website.
It is only at the initial configuration stage that you are able to specify in the Web Configurator
whether the OS Web Navigator start screen should also serve as the home page or whether
the latter should be linked to an existing web directory.

Note
If you run the Web Configurator again without first reinstalling the OS Web Server, the
wizard dialog box that allows you to add a standard website or a virtual directory to an
existing and currently active web will not be redisplayed.

Requirements for a multiple station project

● The OS Web Server must be installed on the OS Client.
● The project must have been downloaded from the ES onto the OS Client
(OS Web Server).
● The OS settings must have been fully checked and the pictures published.
● The user who is logged onto the OS Web Server must have been granted Internet
Information Service (IIS) configuration rights.

Requirements for an OS single station system

● The OS Web Server must be installed on the OS single station system.
● With an OS single station system (OS single station), the project must have been
downloaded from the ES onto the OS single station system.
● The OS settings must have been fully checked and the pictures published.
● The user who is logged onto the OS Web Server must have been granted Internet
Information Service (IIS) configuration rights.

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8.3 Configuration of the Web page

Procedure
1. Open the project in WinCC Explorer and then select Web Configurator from the
Web Navigator context menu.
The Web Configurator will start up.
2. Click "Next".
3. Decide whether you want to use your OS Web Navigator start screen as a new standard
website or whether you want to add it to your existing web.
– If you want to link the OS Web Navigator start screen to your existing web directory,
select the "Add to an existing website (virtual folder)" option.
– If you want the OS Web Navigator start screen to serve as your start website, select
the "Create a new standard website (standalone)" option.
4. The rest of the Web Configurator procedure is described in the following sections:
– Setting the standard website for the Web Clients (Page 49) and
– Adding to an existing web (Page 48).

Result
Once you have finished making all the standard website settings, you will have created a
launchable website for the Web Client on the OS Web Server.

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8.3.3 Adding to an Existing Web

Setting options
If you decide to select the "Add to an existing web (virtual directory)" option, you should use
the dialog box to select the active web that is to have the virtual directory for the OS Web
Server added to it.
The rest of the installation procedure is exactly the same as described in the section titled
"Setting the Default Web Page for the Web Clients (Page 49)".
To actually access the OS Web Server from a Web Client, you will need to add the name of
the website when you enter the OS Web Server address information in Internet Explorer.
Example: http://OSWebServer/WebNavigator
For additional information about website names, please refer to "Setting the Default Web
Page for the Web Clients (Page 49)".

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8.3.4 Setting the Default Web Page for the Web Clients

Setting options
If you decide to select the "Create a new standard website (standalone)" option, you will be
presented with the following setting options:

Setting option Meaning

Website name Enter the name of your website here. The default website name is
"WebNavigator".
Port Enter the port that is to be used for accessing the Internet with the "http"
protocol here.
This must be a number within the range of 1 to 65535.
As a general rule, port numbers 1 to 1024 are pre-assigned by the system.
This field is set to the HTTP port number 80 by default.
IP address Select the OS Web Server IP address via which the Web Clients are to
communicate with the OS Web Server.
Standard website Use this option to select the standard website that is to be displayed in
selection box Internet Explorer when the OS Web Server is accessed from the Web
Clients:
• If you select "MainControl.asp", operator control and monitoring within
process pictures will be enabled. A menu bar will also be displayed in
Internet Explorer on each Web Client. You can use the menu bar to
select and install the components required by the Web Clients.
If you do not want the menu bar (navigation bar) to be displayed to
Web Client users once the plug-ins have been downloaded, run the
Web Configurator again, but this time select the "Webclient.asp"
setting.
If for some reason the menu bar needs to be redisplayed, a user with
administrative rights can call the project start page by entering the
following address in Internet Explorer: http://<Server name or OS Web
Server IP address>/maincontrol.asp
• If you select "Webclient.asp", operator control and monitoring within
process pictures will be enabled. However, no menu bar will be made
available.
Reconnection interval Use this option to enter the time interval that should elapse before the
Web Clients attempt to reconnect automatically following a connection
fault.
Set the value to 0, if you wish to deactivate the "Reconnect automatically"
function.
Launch website Select this option to launch the website automatically following
following configuration configuration.
If you decide not to select this option, you will only be able to launch the
website and IIS manually via Window Administration.

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Setting option Meaning

"Next" button Click "Next".
The "WinCC Web Configurator" dialog box will open.
Click "Windows firewall".
The "Windows firewall" dialog box will open.
Select the "Advanced" tab.
The "Advanced settings" dialog box will appear.
Click "Settings" in the "Network connection settings" group.
The "Advanced settings" dialog box will open.
Select the "Secure Web Server (HTTPS)" option.
The "Service settings" dialog box will open.
Click "OK".
Select the "Web Server (HTTP)" option.
The "Service settings" dialog box will open.
Click "OK".
Click "OK" in the "Advanced settings" dialog box.
Click "OK" in the "Windows firewall" dialog box.
"Finish" button Click "Finish".
Clicking "Finish" restarts the IIS and activates the website that has just
been created (e.g., PCS7Web).
A dialog box will appear, which you should confirm by clicking "OK".
You can ignore the message after this, which will recommend a PC restart.

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9.1 Preparations

Preparations
In order to use the Web Client for process control purposes, you will first need to carry out
the following preparations on the PC:
● Check the Internet Explorer settings to see whether the PCS 7 plug-ins can be installed.
● Install the "Web Client" application on the PC that you want to serve as a Web Client.
● You will need to download the relevant PCS 7 plug-ins from the OS Web Server.

Note
In order to install the Web Client and plug-ins you will need to have main user rights for
the Web Client PC (as a minimum).

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9.2 Overview of the Installation Procedure

Installation steps
To install and configure the Web Clients, you will need to carry out the steps below. These
steps are described in detail in the sections that follow.

Where? What?
Internet Explorer on Web Client Internet Explorer settings (Page 53)
Internet Explorer on Web Client Install Web Client on your PC (Page 55)
Internet Explorer on Web Client Install plug-ins (Page 58)
Internet Explorer on Web Client Start process control on the Web Client (Page 60)
Internet Explorer on Web Client Set the language for the navigation bar (Page 61)
Control Panel on Web Client Remove and modify/update plug-ins on the Web Client
(Page 62)

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9.3 Internet Explorer settings

9.3.1 Setting the Web content zone

Web content zones

You need to make/check Web content zone settings in Internet Explorer so that you can
download plug-ins for the Web Client from the OS Web Server later on.

Additional information
Section titled "How to set the "Internet" or "Local Intranet" Web content zones (Page 53)"
Section titled "How to set the "Trusted Sites" Web content zone (Page 54)"

9.3.2 How to set the "Internet" or "Local Intranet" Web content zones

Requirement
Internet Explorer must be installed.

Procedure
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Select Tools > Internet Options.
3. Select the "Security" tab.
4. Select the Web content zone that contains the OS Web Server (either "Internet" or
"Local intranet") and then click "Custom Level...".
5. Under "Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting" and "Download signed ActiveX
controls", click "Enable" (if not already selected).
6. Click "OK" to close the "Security Settings" dialog box.
7. Click "OK" to close the "Internet Options" dialog box.

Result
You have now created the necessary conditions for establishing a connection between the
Web Client and OS Web Server.

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9.3.3 How to set the "Trusted Sites" Web content zone

Introduction
You need to make/check the following settings in Internet Explorer so that you can download
plug-ins for the Web Client from the OS Web Server later on.

Requirement
Internet Explorer must be installed.

Procedure
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Select Tools > Internet Options.
3. Select the "Security" tab.
4. Select the "Trusted sites" icon and click "Sites..." to open the "Trusted sites" dialog box.
5. Enter the address of the OS Web Server in the "Add this Web site to the zone" field.
Possible formats and wildcards include, for example: "*://157.54.100 – 200",
"ftp://157.54.23.41", or "http://*.microsoft.com".
6. Uncheck the "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone" box. Click "Add".
Confirm your entries with "OK".
7. Select the "Trusted sites" icon. Click "Default Level" followed by "Custom Level...".
8. In the "Security Settings" dialog box, select "Enable" under "Initialize and script ActiveX
controls not marked as safe". Confirm your entries with "OK".
9. Click "OK" to close the "Internet Options" dialog box.

Result
You have now created the necessary conditions for establishing a connection between the
Web Client and OS Web Server.

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9.4 How to Install the Web Client on Your PC

Installation options
You have two options when installing the "Web Client" software package:
● Remote installation from the OS Web Server over the Intranet/Internet
● Local installation on the Web Client using the Windows Installer Package:

Client type Remote installation method Local installation method

Web Client on OS multiple X X
station system
Web Client on OS single station X X
system
Web Diagnostics Client on OS X
single station system

Remote installation
The following instructions explain the remote installation method.

Requirements
● The project must have been downloaded onto the OS Web Server.
The relevant OS (WinCC Explorer) must have been opened.
● The PC that is going to be used as the Web Client must be able to access the OS Web
Server.
The relevant OS (WinCC Explorer) must have been opened.
● You must know the name or IP address of the OS Web Server.
● You must know the domain, a user name and the associated password.
● You must have been granted user rights for PCS 7 Web Option in the User Administrator
on the OS Web Server.
● You must have main user rights for the PC as a minimum.
● The installation file must have been downloaded to the OS Web Server.

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9.4 How to Install the Web Client on Your PC

Procedure
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Enter the IP address of the OS Web Server in the "Address" field in accordance with the
following syntax: http://<server name> or http://<IP address>.
3. Enter your WinCC user name and password in the "Enter network password" dialog box.
If you want the PC to remember your password check the "Save password" box.
The first time you connect to the OS Web Server, the "Security prompt" dialog box will
appear.
4. Click "Install" in the "Security prompt" dialog box.
The OS Web Server start page will be displayed in Internet Explorer.
The start page that is actually displayed will depend on the standard website setting.
For additional information, please refer to the section titled "Setting the standard website
for the Web Clients (Page 49)".
5. In the main window, select "Click here to install".
The installation wizard will start up. This will then guide you through the process of
installing the "Web Client" application on your PC.
6. In the "File download" dialog box, click "Open" to start using the installation wizard.
– Work through the installation wizard until you get to the "Customer information" dialog
box. Enter your user name and the name of your company.
7. Select the type of installation:
– Select the "Complete" option to install all the necessary components. We recommend
the "Complete" installation option.
– Select the "Custom" option if you wish to select the individual components that you
want to be installed.
Now follow the instructions provided by the wizard.
8. Click "Install" to start the installation process.
9. Click "Finish" to complete the installation process.

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Result
Once the "Web Client" application has been installed, a dialog box will be displayed in
Internet Explorer that lists all the components that have been installed, along with details of
their size and version.
Do not click "Process pictures" yet, as you will first need to install the PCS 7 plug-ins.

Local installation
Installation on the Web Client using the Windows Installer Package:
● Launch the file called "WinCCWeb NavigatorClient.msi", which can be found in the
following directory on the SIMATIC PCS 7 DVD: Additional_Products > Web
Navigator_Vx.y > setup > Client > Setup.
Installation on a Web Diagnostics Client using the Windows Installer Package:
● Launch the file called "WinCCDiagnoseClient.msi", which can be found in the following
directory on the SIMATIC PCS 7 DVD: Additional_Products > Web Navigator_Vx.y >
setup > DiagnoseClient > Setup.
To install the application locally on a Web Client or Web Diagnostics Client using the
Windows Installer Package, simply follow steps 7 to 9 for the remote installation method.

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9.5 How to Install Plug-ins

9.5 How to Install Plug-ins

Introduction
To enable operator control and monitoring of faceplates in process picture, you first need to
install the PCS 7 plug-ins that will make the faceplates accessible over the Internet.

Requirements
● The Web Client or Web Diagnostics Client must be installed on your PC.
● The WinCC project must have been opened on the OS Web Server.
● Internet Explorer will either display the OS Web Server start page or the results page of
the Web client software installation process.
● To set the standard website for the Web Clients, "MainControl.asp" needs to be selected
in the standard website selection box.

Procedure
1. In Internet Explorer, hover your mouse over the left-hand edge of the window to access
the navigation bar and display the main menus.
2. In the main menu, click the double arrow next to the name or IP address of the OS Web
Server to display the submenus.
3. Click the "Download area" submenu to access the download area.
4. Click "Download plug-ins" in the download area.
All the plug-ins that are available for the Web Client will be displayed on the right-hand
side of the Internet Explorer window. In addition, the size and status information will be
provided along with buttons for installing them.
5. Under "Install", click the version information arrow to install the following three PCS 7
plug-ins one after the other.
– WinCC Basic Process Control
– WinCC Advanced Process Control
– PCS 7 Faceplates
Note: The "WinCC Basic Process Control" plug-in has to be installed prior to the
"WinCC Advanced Process Control" plug-in.
Installing these plug-ins provides you with the basic functions for operator control and
monitoring without SIMATIC BATCH, SFC and SIMATIC Route Control.

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6. Under "Install", click the version information arrow to install the following four PCS 7 plug-
ins one after the other. The following four plug-ins also provide you with operator
functions for SIMATIC BATCH and SFC Visualization (if installed).
– Microsoft MSXML 6.0
– SIMATIC BATCH WinCC Options
– SIMATIC ES Common Services
– SIMATIC SFC Common Displays
– SIMATIC SFC Visualization
– SIMATIC Route Control

Result
The Web Client installation process is now complete. Close Internet Explorer and then
reopen it to log onto the OS Web Server for the purpose of process control. As soon as you
activate OS Web Server runtime (process mode) on the OS Web Server, you will be able to
access the process pictures on the Web Client.

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9.6 How to Start Process Control on the Web Client

9.6 How to Start Process Control on the Web Client

Introduction
Once you have installed all the necessary plug-ins on your Web Client, you can start process
control.

Requirement
● The OS on the OS Web Sever must have been started up in process mode.

Procedure
1. Enter the IP address of the OS Web Server in the Internet Explorer "Address" field in
accordance with the following syntax: http://<server name> or http://<IP address>.

Result
The start screen that has been specified on the OS Web Server in the User Administrator will
be displayed in Internet Explorer.
If the "MainControl.asp" option has been selected in the standard website selection box for
the Web Client standard website setting, the navigation bar will be displayed. The navigation
bar is minimized to provide the maximum amount of space for the start screen display area.
For additional information about displaying the navigation bar, please refer to the section
titled "Setting the standard website for the Web Clients".

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9.7 How to Set the Language for the Navigation Bar on the Web Client

9.7 How to Set the Language for the Navigation Bar on the Web Client

Introduction
To adapt the navigation bar language setting in Internet Explorer for the Web Client, proceed
as described below.

Requirement
● The WinCC project must have been opened on the OS Web Server.
● To set the standard website for the Web Clients, "MainControl.asp" needs to be selected
in the standard website selection box.

Procedure
1. Open the navigation bar in Internet Explorer.
2. In the main menu, select Language > <Flag>.

Result
The navigation bar will switch over to the desired language.

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9.8 Removal and retro-installation/Update incl. plug-ins on the Web client

9.8 Removal and retro-installation/Update incl. plug-ins on the Web client

9.8.1 Removal and Retro-installation/Update of Plug-ins on the Web Client

Notes on removing and modifying installed products

The only way to remove the Web Client and plug-ins is via
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
The process for modifying/updating products is similar to the one for installing them for the
first time:
● When you log onto the OS Web Server in Internet Explorer, the versions of all the
components installed on the Web Client are compared with the versions stored on the
OS Web Server. If a more recent version is available on the OS Web Server, an update
will be made available to the Web Client.
● You can download new plug-ins at any time via the Web download menu in Internet
Explorer.
For additional information, please refer to the section titled "How to install plug-ins".

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9.9 Web Client functions in process mode

9.9.1 Web Client user interface

User interface
On a Web Client, it is always the standard layout that has been configured on the OS Web
Server that will be used and displayed. Operator control and monitoring of the process
pictures displayed on the Web Client is exactly the same as with an operating station (OS),
provided that the operator who is logged on has been assigned the relevant rights.
The Web Client user interface is structured in exactly the same way as on an operating
station (OS). It is made up of an overview area, a workspace and a key set area. The main
difference is that the user interface is displayed in Internet Explorer. Also, some of the
functions associated with key sets 1 and 2 that would normally be accessible on an
operating station (OS) are not available.

NOTICE
If the WinCC Picture Tree has been taken from the SIMATIC Manager plant hierarchy or if
the names of the OS areas in the plant hierarchy are consistent, process picture control will
be possible.

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9.9 Web Client functions in process mode

9.9.2 Supported Functions on Web Client

Introduction
In process mode, the Web Client offers functions in the following OS screen areas:
● Overview area
● Key sets
● Workspace and process picture area

Overview area
The following functions are available in the overview area:
● Select process pictures from the Picture Tree Navigator
● Execute the "Loop in alarm" function from group displays
● The "Print screen" function is supported

Note
If the message line and area selection keys fail to display correctly in the overview area
when you connect to the process control start screen for the first time, try refreshing the
display in Internet Explorer by selecting View > Refresh.
If you click an area selection key but the screen does not change in the workspace, try
selecting View > Refresh in Internet Explorer. This command requests and displays the
latest data from the OS Web Server.

Key sets
The key sets offer message system and navigation functions. The navigation functions for
browsing through the picture hierarchy will still be visible even if no process picture can be
selected.

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Workspace and process picture area

● For the purpose of controlling and monitoring the process, you can use all of the objects
that have been configured on the PCS 7 OS (PCS 7 faceplates and standard/smart and
Windows objects).
● To enable SFC Visualization to run on the Web Client, the SFC block icon and SFC
faceplate functions have already been implemented. However, you will not be able to use
the "Section" and "Overview" keys.
● You can use all of the SIMATIC BATCH faceplates apart from the "BATCH control center"
button.
● The following buttons are not available with the SIMATIC Route Control faceplate:
– "BCC", "SFC", "RCC", "Close" and "Help".
● Within the workspace, you can check which area is currently active by looking to see
which process picture is being displayed.
● If you open an active SFC instance on a Web Client, it is the "Prepared values" view that
will be displayed and not the "Current values" view, which is the one that would be
displayed in the case of an OS Client. You can select the desired view from a drop-down
list box.

Maintenance station (asset management)

Note
The automatically generated diagnostics and maintenance screens are not enabled for
operation.

Additional information
● Section titled ""BPC" and "APC" Supported Functions" (Page 71)
● Web Navigator Information System Online Help, Appendices C and D

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10.1 Time-of-day displays on the Web Client

Introduction
If the Web Clients and OS Web Server are located in different time zones, the times
displayed on the Web Clients will differ.
The Web Client time of day is not synchronized on a PCS 7 system.

Times of day displayed on Web Client without time-of-day synchronization

If a Web Client is located in a different time zone from the OS Web Server, the following
times of day will be displayed:
● The time of day in the OS overview is based on local Web Client time.
● The time of day for the trend values is based on local OS Web Server time.
● The time of day for the messages is based on local OS Web Server time.
● The time of day used for acknowledgement is based on local OS Web Server time.
The time of day used for acknowledgement messages is based on local OS Web Server
time.
● The time of day used for process value operation is based on local Web Client time.
The time of day used for operator messages is based on local OS Web Server time.

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10.2 Web Client time-of-day synchronization

10.2 Web Client time-of-day synchronization

Time-of-day displays on the Web Client

If the Web Client and OS Web Server are located in different time zones, the times displayed
on the Web Client will differ.
For additional information, please refer to the section titled "Time-of-day displays on the
Web Client (Page 67)".

Time-of-day synchronization on the Web Client

To ensure that the time stamps are correct, operate the Web Client:
● In a domain
● With UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)

Time-of-day synchronization in a domain using a domain controller

If the Web Client is located in the same domain as the OS Web Server, the time of day is
synchronized via the domain's domain controller.

Web Client relies on UTC

Internally, the PCS 7 system relies on UTC. Time information that is to be displayed for the
operator in process mode can be converted into the local geographical time by UTC.

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11.1 Status Information about OS Web Server and Web Clients

Status information
You can call status information about the OS Web Server and Web Clients from any PC that
has access to the OS Web Server. The status information tells you which users are
accessing which Web Clients on the OS Web Server.
The status information is displayed on the HTML page in blocks: There is an information
block for the OS Web Server and there are also separate information blocks for each
connected Web Client.
The following information is displayed:
● Software version of the OS Web Server that is installed
● Number of Web Clients accessing the OS Web Server
● User and log-in details for each user plus information about which Web Client they are
logged onto
The information blocks can only be displayed in English. To be able to call the status pages,
you must be set up as a user in the WinCC User Administrator.

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11.2 How to Display Status Information

11.2 How to Display Status Information

Requirements
● The user must be set up in the User Administrator.
● The "status.html" page must be called from a PC.

Procedure
1. Open Internet Explorer on an OS Web Server or a Web Client.
2. Enter the following in the address field: http://<server address>/status.html.
– If you have configured the OS Web Server as a standalone server in the Web
Configurator, the server address will be:
"PC name" or "IP address",
e.g., "ADPL245" or "145.223.123.155".
– If you have configured the OS Web Server as a "Virtual folder" in the Web
Configurator, the server address will be:
"PC name/website name" or "IP address/<name of website>",
e.g., "ADPL245/WebNavigator" or "145.223.123.155/WebNavigator".
3. Enter your log-in name and password.

Note
If the Web Client is installed, you can also call the status bar via the navigation bar by
selecting "<PC name> > Diagnostics > Status".

Result
The status information will be displayed for you on the website.

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12.1 Supported Functions "BPC" and "APC"

Introduction
The table below lists the functions that are supported by PCS 7 OS Web Option once the
following plug-ins have been installed on the Web Client:
● WinCC Basic Process Control (BPC)
● WinCC Advanced Process Control (APC)

Note
The "WinCC Basic Process Control" plug-in has to be installed prior to the "WinCC
Advanced Process Control" plug-in.

Supported functions
The list of supported functions tells you how to configure your project on the ES so that it can
be run as a web project on the Web Client.
Certain functions are marked with an "(*)". These functions are included in the functional
scope to prevent errors occurring on the Web Navigator Client during compilation, but are
not actually supported by the Web Client.

No. Functions in SIMATIC PCS 7 Plug-in

Instrumentation and control option standard functions:

1 GetCSigPicture BPC plug-in

2 GetSignificantMask BPC plug-in
3 PASSCheckAreaLevelPermission BPC plug-in
4 PASSCheckAreaPermission BPC plug-in
5 PASSCheckLevelPermission BPC plug-in
6 PASSLoginDialog (*) BPC plug-in
7 SFCOpen (*) BPC plug-in
8 LockAreaMessages BPC plug-in
9 LoopInAlarm BPC plug-in
10 void GetServerTagPrefix(char** ppszServerPrefix, char** pszTagPrefix); Web Navigator Basic

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No. Functions in SIMATIC PCS 7 Plug-in

Split screen manager standard functions:

11 AcknowledgeAllPicture (*) BPC plug-in

12 ALGAcxAddPermissionFilter BPC plug-in
13 ALGAcxAddPermissionFilterShow BPC plug-in
14 PTN_CSIG_Ldown BPC plug-in
15 PTN_CSIG_RDOWN BPC plug-in
16 PTN_CSIG_RUP BPC plug-in
17 PTN_NODE_LDOWN BPC plug-in
18 PTN_NODE_RDOWN BPC plug-in
19 PTN_OpenPath BPC plug-in
20 PTN_PICT_CHANGE BPC plug-in
21 PTN_PICT_LDOWN BPC plug-in
22 RemovePrefix BPC plug-in
23 SSMChangeButtonField BPC plug-in
24 SSMChangeOverviewField BPC plug-in
25 SSMChangeWorkField BPC plug-in
26 SSMCheckAreaLevelPermission BPC plug-in
27 SSMCheckWorkFieldDown BPC plug-in
28 SSMCheckWorkFieldLeft BPC plug-in
29 SSMCheckWorkFieldRight BPC plug-in
30 SSMCheckWorkFieldUp BPC plug-in
31 SSMChgWorkFieldDown BPC plug-in
32 SSMChgWorkFieldLeft BPC plug-in
33 SSMChgWorkFieldRight BPC plug-in
34 SSMChgWorkFieldUp BPC plug-in
35 SSMGetAreaFromIndex BPC plug-in
36 SSMGetAreaFromPath BPC plug-in
37 SSMGetAreaFromWorkField BPC plug-in
38 SSMGetButtonColor BPC plug-in
39 SSMGetContainer BPC plug-in
40 SSMGetContainerIDToPicture BPC plug-in
41 SSMGetContainerToPicture BPC plug-in
42 SSMGetContPict BPC plug-in
43 SSMGetIndexFromObject BPC plug-in
44 SSMGetIndexObjectName BPC plug-in
45 SSMGetRegistryString BPC plug-in
46 SSMGetRootToPicture BPC plug-in
47 SSMGetSAPictureNameEx BPC plug-in
48 SSMGetScreen BPC plug-in
49 SSMGetWorkFieldCoordinates BPC plug-in
50 SSMGetWorkFieldPath BPC plug-in

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51 SSMGetWorkFieldPicture BPC plug-in
52 SSMHardCopy BPC plug-in
53 SSMIsUserNameEnable BPC plug-in
54 SSMIsVariableValid BPC plug-in
55 SSMLinkCSIG BPC plug-in
56 SSMOpenSpecField BPC plug-in
57 SSMOpenTopField BPC plug-in
58 SSMOpenTopFieldFixedSize BPC plug-in
59 SSMSetAreaNameToPicture BPC plug-in
60 SSMShowAreaButtonEx BPC plug-in
61 SSMShowTreeEx BPC plug-in
62 SSMProgramStart BPC plug-in
63 SSMProgramExecute BPC plug-in
64 SSMGetSAPictureName BPC plug-in
65 GetCountPicture BPC plug-in
66 SSMPictureStoreSet BPC plug-in
67 SSMPictureStoreNum BPC plug-in
68 SSMPictureStoreGet BPC plug-in
69 SSMPictureMemoryNum BPC plug-in
70 SSMPictureMemoryRestore BPC plug-in
71 SSMPictureMemoryInquire BPC plug-in
72 SSMGetServerEx BPC plug-in
73 SSMMCActualButtonEx BPC plug-in
74 SSMMCCalcCSIGEx BPC plug-in
75 SSMMCChangeAreaEx BPC plug-in
76 SSMMCChangeServer BPC plug-in
77 SSMMCShowTreeEx BPC plug-in
78 SSMShowAreaTextMCEx BPC plug-in
79 SSMGetSAPictureAndObjectNameEx BPC plug-in
80 SSMScrollPictureToObject BPC plug-in
81 GetPictObj BPC plug-in

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SSMAreaStore.dll functions:

82 Init BPC plug-in

83 SetAreaToWorkField BPC plug-in
84 GetAreaFromWorkField BPC plug-in
85 SetAreaToTopField BPC plug-in
86 GetAreaFromTopField BPC plug-in
87 SetStyleToTopField BPC plug-in
88 GetStyleFromTopField BPC plug-in
89 SetPictureToTopField BPC plug-in
90 GetPictureFromTopField BPC plug-in
91 GetAvailableTopField BPC plug-in
92 SetPictureToWorkField BPC plug-in
93 GetPictureFromWorkField BPC plug-in
94 GetMaxTopfieldNo BPC plug-in

ssmrt.dll functions:

95 SSMRTGetAreaFromPicturePath BPC plug-in

96 SSMRTGetConfigLong BPC plug-in
97 SSMRTSetConfigLong BPC plug-in
98 SSMRTGetConfigString BPC plug-in
99 SSMRTSetConfigString BPC plug-in
100 SSMRTGetAreaButtonByIndex BPC plug-in
101 SSMRTGetALGFilter BPC plug-in
102 SSMRTGetALGAdmimFilterLevel BPC plug-in
103 SSMRTGetALGViewFilterLevel BPC plug-in
104 SSMRTGetNoAreaEntry BPC plug-in
105 SSMRTGetAlarmpageConf BPC plug-in
106 SSMRTGetAvailableTopFieldNo BPC plug-in
107 SSMRTGetBaseNames BPC plug-in
108 SSMRTGetWorkFieldCoordinates BPC plug-in
109 SSMRTGetPicturePathInfo BPC plug-in
110 SSMRTGetRegistryString BPC plug-in

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ptm_api.dll functions:

111 PTMRTGetRootNode BPC plug-in

112 PTMRTGetParentNode BPC plug-in
113 PTMRTGetFirstChildNode BPC plug-in
114 PTMRTGetLeftBrotherNode BPC plug-in
115 PTMRTGetRightBrotherNode BPC plug-in
116 PTMRTGetAreaNode BPC plug-in
117 PTMRTGetNode BPC plug-in
118 PTMRTGetNodeIndex BPC plug-in
119 PTMRTGetNodeEx BPC plug-in
120 PTMRTGetAreaNodeEx BPC plug-in

tagtable.dll functions:

121 TAGTABLEReadVar APC plug-in

122 TAGTABLEReadVarEx APC plug-in
123 CSigAPIGetCountPicture APC plug-in
124 CSigAPIAcknowledgePicture APC plug-in
125 CSigAPILockMessage APC plug-in
126 CSigAPILockMessages APC plug-in
127 CSigAPIGetCountPicture APC plug-in
128 TAGTABLEReadVar APC plug-in
129 TAGTABLEReadVarEx APC plug-in

CsigAPI.dll functions:

130 CSigAPIGetCountPictureAndObject APC plug-in

131 CSigAPIAcknowledgeTagAndCreateLTM APC plug-in

Additional information
For additional information about the functions supported, please refer to the Web Navigator
Information System Online Help, Appendices C and D.

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Graphics process mode, 41
Defining, 46
A Standard website for Web Client, 46
Disabling, 41
Access rights, 39
Graphics process mode, 41
For Web Client, 39
Documentation, 5, 9
Adding, 48
Additional ~, 9
OS Web Server to existing web, 48
Call, 5
Additional documentation, 9
Downloading, 42
APC, 71
OS Web Server, 42
Functions supported by PCS 7 OS Web Option, 71
Asset management, 64
F
B Function overview, 11
PCS 7 OS Web Option, 11
Basic knowledge, 5
Functions, 30, 64
BPC, 71
On the OS Web Client, 64
Functions supported by PCS 7 OS Web Option, 71
Supported ~ by PCS 7 OS Web option, 30
Functions supported by PCS 7 OS Web Option, 71
WinCC Advanced Process Control, 71
C
WinCC Basic Process Control, 71
Calling, 5, 70
Documentation, 5
Status information for Web Client/Server, 70 G
Checking, 44
General setup routine, 27
Settings following a download, 44
OS Web Server, 27
Configuration, 22
Graphics process mode, 41
OS Web Diagnostics Server, 22
Deactivate, 41
Web Diagnostics Client, 22
Configuration on a multiple station system, 18
OS Web Server, 18
H
Web Client, 18
Configuration on a single station system, 20 Hardware requirements, 25, 26
OS Web Standard Server, 20 OS Web Client, 26
Web Standard Client, 20 OS Web Server, 25
Configuration tasks, 29, 43
OS Web server, 29, 43
Configurations, 17 I
Configuring, 53, 54
Installation requirements, 27
Internet Explorer for Web Client, 53
OS Web Server, 27
Installing, 55, 58
OS Web Client on PC, 55
D
Plug-ins, 58
Deactivating, 41 Internet Explorer, 53, 54

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Configure on Web Client, 53 Overview of installation steps, 52

Configure on Web Client:Internet Explorer for Web
Client:Internet Explorer, 54
P
PCS 7 OS Web option, 30
L
Supported script normal functions, 30
Local data, 33 Web-executable functions, 30
Publish in Web View Publisher, 33 PCS 7 OS Web Option, 11
Function overview, 11
Perform an update, 62
M Plug-ins on the OS Web Client, 62
Plug-ins, 58, 62
Maintenance station, 64
Install, 58
Modifying, 62
Modify on OS Web Client, 62
Plug-ins on the OS Web Client, 62
Perform an update on the OS Web Client, 62
Preface, 5
Preparing, 51
N
PC as Web Client, 51
Navigation bar, 61 Process control, 60
Set language, 61 Start on the OS Web Client, 60
Normal functions, 30 Project-specific data, 36
Supported ~ by PCS 7 OS Web option, 30 Publish from OS Servers in Web View Publisher, 36
Publishing, 31, 32, 33, 36
Local data in Web View Publisher, 33
O Procedure in the Web View Publisher, 32
project-specific data in Web View Publisher, 36
OS system, 39
Requirements, 31
Restricting access by the Web Client, 39
Purpose, 30
OS Web Client, 26, 55, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 69, 70
Web View Publisher, 30
Call status information, 70
Hardware requirements, 26
Install on PC, 55
R
Modify plug-ins, 62
Perform an update, 62 Removing, 62
remove, 62 OS Web Client, 62
Set language in navigation bar, 61 Requirements, 31
Software requirements, 26 For publishing with Web View Publisher, 31
Start process control, 60
Status information, 69
Supported functions, 64 S
Time-of-day display, 67
Scope of the manual, 5
User interface, 63
Script normal functions, 30
OS Web server, 29
Supported ~ by PCS 7 OS Web option, 30
Configuration tasks, 29
Set language, 61
OS Web Server, 25, 27, 42, 48, 69, 70
In navigation bar on OS Web Client, 61
Add to existing web, 48
Setting, 39, 61
Call status information, 70
Language in navigation bar on OS Web Client, 61
General setup routine, 27
User rights for Web Client, 39
Hardware requirements, 25
Settings, 49
Installation requirements, 27
For Web Client standard website, 49
Notes on downloading, 42
Software requirements, 25, 26
Software requirements, 25
OS Web Client, 26
Status information, 69

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OS Web Server, 25 Status information, 69

Specifying, 46 Web View Publisher, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36
Standard website for Web Client, 46 Publish local data, 31, 33
Standard website, 46, 49 Publish project-specific data, 31
Define for Web Client, 46 Publish project-specific data from OS Servers, 36
Setting options for Web Client, 49 Publishing procedure, 32
Starting, 60 Publishing requirements, 31
Process control on the OS Web Client, 60 Purpose, 30
Status information, 69, 70 WinCC Advanced Process Control, 71
Call, 70 Functions supported by PCS 7 OS Web Option, 71
OS Web Client, 69 WinCC Basic Process Control, 71
OS Web Server, 69 Functions supported by PCS 7 OS Web Option, 71
Supported functions, 64
On the OS Web Client, 64

T
Time-of-day display
OS Web Client, 67

U
User Administrator, 39
Set user rights for Web Client, 39
User interface, 63
OS Web Client, 63
User rights, 39
For Web Client, 39
Set for Web Client, 39

W
Web Client, 39, 46, 49, 51, 53, 54, 55, 60, 61, 63, 64,
69, 70
Call status information, 70
Configure Internet Explorer, 53
Define standard website, 46
Install on PC, 55
Prepare PC as Web Client, 51
Restricting OS system access rights, 39
Set language in navigation bar, 61
Set user rights in the User Administrator, 39
Setting options for standard website, 49
Start process control, 60
Status information, 69
Supported functions, 64
User interface, 63
Web Configurator, 45
Web content zone, 53, 54
Web Server, 69, 70
Call status information, 70

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