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Administration In this section of the Web-based Management, the following pages can be included (depending on the PLCnext Control and firmware release): Firmware Update PLCnext Apps License Management Note: With firmware release 2022.0 LTS the order of the items has changed. Nevertheless, content and functioning of the… Read More
Create connections To create a new connection, click the + CREATE CONNECTION button. A new window opens. Enter a name. Enter the IP address of the OPC UA Server. Click the CONNECT button. The window extends. If the connection was successful,… Read More
Example workflow In this section you can see an example workflow. For details on the individual steps, see the linked topics. Create a connection to an OPC UA server and scan this connection for assets. Manage your assets. Add update packages. Create an update plan. Read More
Update repositories On this page you get an overview of all update repositories in the system. The update repository is the place where the firmware files are located. You can add a new update repository and add update packages to the repository. Currently, you can choose… Read More
Device and Update Management: access and first steps Available from firmware 2022.0 LTS for installation on EPC 15×2 The Device and Update Management makes it possible to provide firmware and software updates for your devices. Firmware files are provided via the Phoenix Contact Central Update Repository server (CURe server). The Device and Update Management software is available as a PLCnext App and as a Windows® service. Read More
Update packages On this page you get an overview of the update packages. You can edit tags, view attached documents, and generate update plans. Note: You add update packages on the update repositories page. Update packages – areas and functions 1 Filter options (add filter… Read More
Assets On this page you get an overview of all available assets in the system. An asset is what is used to update a device. This can be, for example, a PLCnext Engineer project or an update for subordinate devices. Browse and organize your assets on this page. You can use… Read More
Connections overview On this page you create a connection to an OPC UA server and scan this connection for assets. Connections page – areas and functions 1 Button to create new connections (for more information, refer to the topic Create connections) 2 Button to scan all… Read More
User roles and rights in the Device and Update Management Note: When you start the Device and Update Management app, the user roles displayed in the table below are added to the UserManager of your EPC 15×2. When you delete the app, these user roles are not automatically deleted, but remain in the UserManager of the… Read More
Create update plans To create a new update plan, click the CREATE UPDATE PLAN button. A new window opens. Enter a name for the new update plan and click the CREATE UPDATE PLAN button. Overview 1 Name of the update plan you have… Read More
