Depending on where the driver will run, select one of the following:
Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > Drivers
Project > Management System > FEPs > [FEP station] > [drivers folder] NOTE: If the drivers folder is not available, to create it select the FEP station and click New.
In the Object Configurator tab, click New and select New OPC Client Driver.
In the New object dialog box, enter a description and click OK.
The newly created OPC driver is added to System Browser, but not started.
The status of a newly created driver is Stopped. To be able to connect to the field the driver must be started with either Start or Start Conf…
Select Project >Management System > Servers > Main Server > Drivers > [OPC driver].
In the Extended Operation tab, click Start. NOTE: Only for configuration purposes, you can also click Start Conf. to activate the driver without establishing any real connection to the field.
If the OPC driver was running in Configuration Mode for engineering tasks, stop and restart it in full mode for normal operation. See Starting or Stopping the OPC Driver.