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1. Download and Install KEPServerEX Video 1

2. Copy the IGS Driver Configuration File to the new KEPServerEX Configuration Utility

   1. Open the Industrial Gateway Server (IGS) Configurator

      

   2. Open KepServer/ Config File>

      

   3. Save as>

      

   4. input password or select no encryption and click OK.

      

   5. Save the .opf file from the IGS Config to desk top to Desktop with an IGS identifier i.e “IGS_CFG.opf”

      

   6. Close the IGS Configurator

      

   7. Open the KEPServerEX Configurator

      

   8. Open the file you just saved File>Open navigate to the desktop folder

      

   9. Click “Yes, Update”

      

   10. Close KEPServerEX

       
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3. Add the IDS Driver for the iFIX SCU (System Configuration Utility)

   1. Open the iFix program

      

   2. Use Ctrl + W to toggle from Run mode to Configure mode

      

   3. Navigate to Applications then SCU to open the System Configuration Utility

      

   4. Navigate to Configure>SCADA

      

   5. On the SCADA Configuration page click the ellipsis…> Select IDS- Industrial Data Server> then OK

      

   6. Click Add> Now you will see IDS listed under Configured I/O Drivers > Click OK

      

   7. Now IDS appears on the SCU Terminal window (you can navigate File> Save) or just minimize for now

      
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4. Modify the

   1. Open iFix Workspace then the Database Manager>

      

   2. The Welcome to iFIX Databas… Select > Open Local Node> OK

      

   3. When the database first opens current value may be “????” refresh the database connection. Refresh the connection with: Ctrl+R

      1. verify the database is updating Current Values

      2. Verify the tags are using the IGS Driver

      3. Select Export on the Home row of icons

         

   4. Export db_IGS.csv We recommend that you rename the database “filename“IGS_IGSfilename.csv” select Save

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   5. Navigate to the file

      1. in the File Explorer

      >Open with… Wordpad>

   6. Modify>ctrl H find and replace ,”IGS”, with ,”IDS”,

   7. save as IDS_db.csv >

   8. close wordpad

      1. C:\Program Files (x86)\GE\iFix|PDB

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      2. right click>Open with… Notepad>

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   9. Modify the IGS .csv file

      1. >Ctrl H to open Find and Replace

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      2. in the “Find what:” field type ,”IGS”, In the “Replace with:” field type ,”IDS”, Select Replace All

      3. Close the Replace dialog box with Cancel. Notice IGS is now IDS

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   10. From Notepad File> Save as

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   11. In the Save As dialog box change the File name to db_IDS.csv and click Save

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   12. close wordpad

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   13. Load Empty Database then

   14. Import new IDS_db

   15. verify tags are updating> Ctrl+R

   16. Update the Database Path in SCU

5. Restart iFix

   1. Verify the Tags are connected via the new KEPware /IDS Driver Quick Client

   2. Delete the IGS driver from the SCU

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