IBHNet:Installation

Please make sure to be logged in as administrator, if you are planning to install the IBHNet driver on one of the 32-Bit Windows operating systems Windows XP^®, Vista^® or Windows ^®7 since the setup program needs to make entries into the Windows registry during the installation.

If you plan to install the IBHNet driver on the 64-Bit version of Windows ^®7, please also make sure to be logged in as administrator with full administrative rights, since the setup program needs to make entries into the Windows registry during the installation. If you wish to integrate the driver into STEP^®7, make sure that STEP^®7 is installed first.

To install the software, please run the program Setup.exe from the CD and follow the instructions on the screen.

Upon completion of the installation, please restart your PC. Only a complete restart enables Windows to activate the altered settings.

After the installation, the new entry IBHNet can be found in "Start-Programs". Run the program "Administrate IBHNet stations" from the IBHNet menu. With this program, the IP addresses of the connected IBH Link can be set. The configuration screens of the IBHNet driver can also be accessed from the menu "Set PG/PC interface" within STEP^®7.

IBHNet entry missing from the PG/PC interface

If you are experiencing this issue on Windows 10 or Windows 11, you will find two solutions below to ensure the entries reappear permanently:

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/document/11870489/how-to-configure-the-pg-pc-interface-in-general-and-how-to-ensure-that-the-device-driver-is-selectable-and-visible-?dti=0&lc=de-WW

Delete the subfolders under C:\ProgramData\Siemens\Automation\Simatic OAM and regenerate the database using C:\Program Files\Common Files\Siemens\Automation\Simatic OAM\bin\s7epaimp64x.exe.

For us and other customers, the IBH link no longer disappears from the list.