Service and maintenance
12.5 Module replacement
SIMATIC RF185C, RF186C, RF188C, RF186CI, RF188CI
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Operating Instructions, 04/2020, C79000-G8976-C512-03
Backup into a STEP 7 project
From the device view of the TIA Portal, you can access the "Properties" tab of the
communication module. When configuring with HSP, in the "Configuration management"
entry, you can save the configuration of the communication module in your project and also
load this into the communication module again.
Figure 12-6 Backing up the configuration of the communication module
Requirement
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The "PROFINET interface [X1]" entry contains the correct IP address of the
communication module.
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The user name and corresponding password have been entered correctly.
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The entered user has the required rights to run the download/upload (refer to the section
"The "User management" menu item (Page 104)").
Note
User name and password only necessary if user management is enabled
The "User name" and "Password" text boxes only need to be completed if the user
management of the WBM is enabled.
Following the upload/download, the status bar indicates whether the action was completed
successfully.
Backup on your PC
On the upper toolbar of the WBM, there are two buttons for loading and saving
configurations. These buttons enable you to save configurations, reload them and transfer
them to other communication modules. You will find further information on saving and
loading the configuration on or from the PC in the section "The WBM (Page 63)".
