How to configure new PC as AUTOMILL SCADA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. Configure the PC for Auto Startup
• 2. Windows setup account
• 3. Change PC name
• 4. Create Automill user
• 5. Configure auto login
• 6. Date and time Format
• 7. Software Installation
  • 7.1 Software folder
  • 7.2 Teamviewer
  • 7.3 LabView Runtime Engine
  • 7.4 Wireflow fingerprint driver
  • 7.5 FreeFileSync
  • 7.6 VMWare Player
  • 7.7 FactoryTalk View Installation
• 8. Clear the desktop
• 9. Remove all entertainment applications
• 10. Disable power and sleep
• 11. Set up Registry for PSExec
• 12. Add AUTOMILL folder
• 13. Enable NTP

• The standard hardware for an AutoMill SCADA is a Dell Optiplex 5000 desktop PC Dell OptiPlex 5000 Desktops System Guide | Dell South Africa

1. Configure the PC for Auto Startup

• On Startup, press F2 repeatedly to open the BIOS Screen
• Go to Power -> AC recovery
• Set to Power ON. The PC will auto pwoer on when AC power is restored 

2. Windows setup account

• Choose English (United States)

• Choose South Africa

• Choose US Keyboard

• Skip additional keyboard layouts

• Connect the pc to the network via ethernet and click next

• Accept the license agreement

• Name the device "pc"

• Once you reach this screen, press shift + F10

• Click on the command prompt window and type "ncpa.cpl" and hit enter

• Right click on Ethernet and Ethernet 2 and disable both ethernet ports

• Once disabled you can close the network window
• Click back into the command prompt window and type “oobe\bypassnro” into command prompt and hit enter, the pc will restart

• Repeat setup as before
• On this screen click “I don’t have internet”

• On this screen click “Continue with Limited Setup”

• Enter the username as “User”

• Set “K@!r0s” as the password and answer to all security questions.

• Disable all privacy settings

• Skip preferences page by hitting next

• Check the privacy policy box and click next

3. Change PC name

• Go to Settings->System-About
• Change the PC name
  • Standard names are in this format
    • AM-SCHEDULER                192.168.1.58
    • AM-HA-MAKING               192.168.1.53
    • AM-HA-ADDING               192.168.1.54
    • AM-HA-ABH                      192.168.1.55
    • AM-WEIGHBRIDGE            192.168.1.56
    • AM-OUTLOADING             192.168.1.59
    • AM-QUALITY                     192.168.1.52
    • AM-WAREHOUSE1            192.168.1.48
    • AM-MEDICINES-INTAKE    192.168.1.49
  • IP Address ranges
    • 192.168.1.0 - 192.168.0.9              Reserved
    • 192.168.1.10 - 192.168.1.29          Scale controllers/TLB
    • 192.168.1.30 - 192.168.1.39          Security Tablets
    • 192.168.1.40 - 192.168.1.44          Packers (HMI)
    • 192.168.1.45 - 192.168.1.59          AUTOMMILL HMI
    • 192.168.1.60 - 192.168.1.69          Ethernet Extenders (Radios)
    • 192.168.1.70 - 192.168.1.79          Ethernet to serial converters (ADAM)
    • 192.168.1.80 - 192.168.1.99          Switches/AP
    • 192.168.1.100                                AUTOMILL Server
    • 192.168.1.101                                AUTOMILL HMI Server
    • 192.168.1.102                                IntelliBUDS
    • 192.168.1.103 - 192.168.1.129      Unused
    • 192.168.1.130 - 192.168.1.139      ASi Masters
    • 192.168.1.140 - 192.168.1.149      ASi Masters Configuration
    • 192.168.1.150 - 192.168.1.159      IO Link Masters
    • 192.168.1.160 - 192.168.1.199      Unused
    • 192.168.1.200                               AUTOMILL PLC
    • 192.168.1.201 - 192.168.1.209     Other PLC's/network adaptors
    • 192.168.1.210 - 192.168.1.244     Unused
    • 192.168.1.245 - 192.168.1254      SCADA's (Default 250)

• Before you can edit the IP address, you need to re-enable the ethernet ports. To do so, open the command prompt by hitting the windows key, typing "cmd" and pressing enter.
• Once open type "ncpa.cpl" into the command prompt and hit enter

• Right click on Ethernet and Ethernet 2 and Enable both ethernet ports

• Change the IP address to the station IP address.
• Go to the control panel -> Network and Internet ->Network and sharing center.  

• Click on Ethernet

• Click on Properties

• Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
• Click on Properties 
• Select Use the following IP address.

• Enter the IP address that the PC will use on the network.

4. Create Automill user

• Go to Computer management->Users
• You are currently logged in as another user (administrator, user, etc).
• Right Click and select 'New User'

• Enter the Username and Fullname, password is funky Kairos. password never expires.

• Double click on the new user
• Go to Member of

• Click add
• User must be part of Administrators

• Restart and login as the new user.
• Delete the old administrator user.

5. Configure auto login

• Refer to Configure Windows to automate logon - Windows Server | Microsoft Learn
• Open registry editor
• Go to section Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

• Create new string value AutoAdminLogon, set its value to 1
• Create new string value DefaultUserName, set its value to the username you enter in section 4.
  • If you are unsure use the value of LastUsedUsername.
• Create new string value DefaultPassword, set its value to funky Kairos.
• Restart the PC to make sure that the Auto login works.

6. Date and time Format

• Open control panel
• Click on Change date, time, or number formats

• Short date format - yyyy/MM/dd
• Long time - HH:mm:ss
• Click on Additional settings
• Decimal symbol must be fullstop. 

7. Software Installation

7.1 Software folder

• For any project, there must be a server with a software folder on its D Drive already. Otherwise use Automill test server Ursula (192.168.0.161).
• Network credentials the Username : AUTOMILL and Password : funky Kairos.
• Select the Remember my credentials.  
• File browse to \\<Server IP>\d\Software

7.2 Teamviewer

• Copy Teamviewer 12 onto this PC and install
• Install with default settings
• After install click on Extras -> Options

• Go to General
• Ensure Start with Windows is enabled
• Incoming LAN connections must be set to - Accept
• Go to security
• Set password to funky Kairos
• For bonus points
  • Go to Adavanced
  • Ensure Close to tray menu is enabled

7.3 LabView Runtime Engine

• Currently the lastest AutoMill KMS software runs on LabView 2020
• For older plants you either require LV2016 or LV2015 runtime engine

• Install with default settings
• Restart the PC afterwards

7.4 Wireflow fingerprint driver

• Copy the files onto the PC
• Right-click and install

7.5 FreeFileSync

• Run the installer found in the test server's software folder.
• Use default settings.

7.6 VMWare Player

• Install VMware Player from the server's software folder.
• Use default settings

7.7 FactoryTalk View Installation

• Get “FTView V14” folder from hard drive and copy onto pc
• Double click “14.00.00-FTView-DVD.part1”

• Click Extract

• Open the extracted folder

• Scroll to the bottom of the folder and run the setup application

• Click the drop down menu and select Site Edition, Studio Enterprise

• Click Install Now

• Click Accept all on license agreement

• Activate Later
• Press the windows button and search for "FactoryTalk Activation Manager"
• Once open click on:
  1. Manage Activations
  2. Get New Activations
  3. Enter the serial number and product key shown
  4. Once entered click Validate Activation        

• Once Validated, click Download Activation

8. Clear the desktop

• The desktop should look like this (over teamviewer)

• Add FTView, FreeFileSync, Teamviewer, and VMware player to the taskbar.
• To remove recycle bin go to Settings->Personalization->Themes-Desktop icon settings
• Uncheck Recycle Bin

• Right click on the taskbar
• Select Taskbar Settings
• Uncheck the unnescecary items
• Automatically hide the taskbar

• Ensure that the Windows Firewall is turned off.

9. Remove all entertainment applications

• Press the windows button and search for "Installed Apps"
• Uninstall all entertainment applications (Solitaire&CasualGames, Xbox, paint) by clicking the three dots and selecting "Uninstall"

10. Disable power and sleep

• Press the windows button and search for "power and sleep"
• Click the drop down under "When plugged in, turn off after" and select "Never"
• Click the drop down under "When plugged in, PC goes to sleep after" and select "Never"

11. Set up Registry for PSExec

• Press the windows button and search for "Registry Editor"
• Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

• Right click on the "System" file, Go to "New", And click on "DWORD (32-bit) Value" 

• Type "LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy " as the new DWORD value

• Set its value to 1 by double clicking on LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy

• Restart the pc

12. Add AUTOMILL folder

• Open file explorer and navigate to the "(C:)" drive
• Right click on an empty area within the window and create a new folder
• Name the folder "AUTOMILL"

13. Enable NTP

• Enter the following commands into Command Prompt (Run as Admin)
  • sc config w32time start=auto
  • net start w32time
  • w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:"192.168.1.100" /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:YES /update
    • Note the IP has to be of the server (192.168.1.100) is Automill default
  • w32tm /resync
• Confirm if its working by running the following command.
  • w32tm /query /status