If you cannot connect your PC to the actual device network, you can manually add devices and points to the station database.
Most components are available for configuration under a driver network. This procedure provides general steps.
Prerequisites: Your PC is running
Workbench but is not connected to the device network.
- Set up your network component.
- Open the Device Manager by double-clicking the network component.
- Use the New button and window to add and configure devices.
- Add any unique point extensions.
- Open the Point Manager by double-clicking the Points folder.
- Use the New button and window to configure points.
- Use any other device extension managers to add objects or add saved applications (from the device level on down) to the station
database.
- Once all devices, points and your PC are online, run a discovery job on devices and points.
- Use the match feature to associate the database records with the discovered devices and points.
- Edit any unique component and point properties as needed.