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All rights reserved. 2 35008244 11/2015 Table of Contents Safety Information . 11 About the Book. 13 Part I Introduction to the OFS product . 15 Chapter 1 Uses of the OFS product . 17 Introducing the OFS Server. 18 Communication with PLCs . 20 Different Access Modes for Server or Simulator . 22 Software components and terminology . 25 Access of a .NET client . 26 Access for a SOAP/XML Client . 27 Introducing the OPC UA Wrapper . 28 Part II Installing the OFS product . 29 Chapter 2 Contents of the OPC Factory Server Product . 31 OFS Contents . 31 Chapter 3 Product installation procedure . 33 Installing the OFS Product. 34 OPC Data Access Station . 37 OPC Data Access Remote Client . 38 Installation of a .NET Interface . 39 Installation of an OPC XML Server . 40 Web Client JVM checking . 41 Driver Installation. 42 Installing the OPC UA Wrapper Product . 43 OFS Authorization . 44 Part III Workstation setup . 49 Chapter 4 Workstation Configuration . 51 4.1 COM/DCOM Station Configuration . 52 DCOM Configuration . 52 4.2 Configuration of Internet Information Services (IIS) Stations . 57 Configuring the IIS Component . 58 COM/DCOM Configuration . 65 Chapter 5 OFS as an NT service. 67 OFS as NT Service . 67 35008244 11/2015 3 Part IV User Guide . 69 Chapter 6 The OFS Configuration Tool . 71 6.1 Introducing the Configuration Tool . 72 OFS Configuration Tool . 73 Configuration Tool Execution . 74 6.2 Configuration tool . 75 Introducing the configuration tool . 75 6.3 The Alias folder . 78 Introduction to the standard parameters for editing aliases . 79 Editing the Device Network Address . 80 Associating a Symbols Table File . 84 Link with Unity Pro . 85 Link with Concept . 86 Support of symbols . 87 Setting the Alias Properties . 88 6.4 The Device overview folder . 96 Creating a new device . 97 Adjusting timeout item values . 98 Adjusting Communication Timeout with a device. 99 6.5 The Default devices folder . 100 The Default devices folder . 101 Dynamic Consistency and Consistency Level . 102 Push data support . 105 6.6 The Devices without Aliases folder . 110 Devices without Aliases folder . 110 6.7 The Deadband folder . 111 The Deadband Folder . 112 Description of the Deadband mechanism . 114 Installation of the Deadband in a client application . 115 6.8 The Diagnostic folder . 116 The Diagnostic Folder . 116 6.9 The Simulator folder. 118 The Simulator folder. 119 Individual simulation of a device . 120 6.10 The Symbols folder . 121 The Symbols folder . 121 6.11 The PLC Software folder . 122 The PLC Software folder . 122 4 35008244 11/2015 6.12 The Communication folder . 123 The Communication folder . 123 6.13 The Options folder . 125 The Options folder . 125 6.14 Configuration database management . 127 Database Management . 127 6.15 Compatibility with Previous Versions of Configuration Tool . 128 Compatibility with the Previous Version of the Configuration Tool . 128 6.16 Time Stamped Events Configuration. 129 Time Stamped Events System . 130 Time Stamped Features . 135 Event Group . 140 Chapter 7 The OFS Manager Tool . 143 The OFS Manager. 143 Chapter 8 The OFS Test Clients . 147 OFS C++ OPC DA Client . 148 The .NET OPC DA/OPC XML-DA Client . 149 Chapter 9 The Diagnostics Screens of OPC Factory Server . 153 OPC Factory Server . 153 Chapter 10 The OFS Simulator . 155 Simulator mode . 155 Chapter 11 The OFS Server WEB Site . 157 Home Page of the OFS Web Site . 158 Data Editor Page . ..