Setting the time zone
The time zone setting in the deviceWISE Enterprise
Gateway software must match the time zone that you set for
the CP 343-1 ERPC using the STEP 7 program.
Follow these steps:
- From the Workbench left pane, expand the Enterprise
Gateway whose time zone you want to set.
- Select the Administration
icon.
The Administration window appears. - Select the Timezone tab.
- Select the Timezone down-arrow,
and then select a time zone from the list. The selected
time zone must be comparable to the time zone set in
Setting the initial time of day for the SIMATIC S7-300
station.
- Select Save.
- A message appears saying the setting was saved.
Select OK.
Notice that the time settings were changed to reflect the specified time zone. For this example, New York.
Important
For the time zone change to take effect, you must turn off and then turn on the SIMATIC S7-300 station.
The next task is
Starting the local S7-300 device and viewing
variables.