So you have a PanelView Plus 7 and want to ?
Well in today's article I'll show you step-by-step how to use the PanelView Plus Configuration Menu to do just that.
Step 1) Power on your PanelView Plus and return to the main configuration menu as shown below:
Note: If you don't know how to get back to the main configuration menu, check out my previous article on that topic:
Step 2) Select Exit from the main menu, and if prompted enter in the Desktop Access password, after which you should return to the Windows CE Desktop:
Step 3) Next select Start, Settings, and Control Panel:
Step 4) Now in the Control Panel select Services near the bottom left:
Step 5) Next, in the Services screen select FTP Server to turn it on and make it change from Red to Green. Then select Done to close the Services screen:
Step 6) Now select Server Config from the bottom left of the Control Panel:
Step 7) Here select the FTP Server Tab and make any changes you need to make to the configuration.
Step 8) When done, select the OK button on the top right of the Network Server Configuration window. Then select Yes if prompted to restart services:
Step 9) Now on your PC, in a FTP client application like Filezilla, add a new connection to your PVPlus using it's IP address and any required login information you added in step 7. Then select connect and you'll now have access to your PVPlus 7 via FTP:
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Until next time, Peace ✌️
Shawn M Tierney
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Shawn is a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who as a pre-teen in the early 80's discovered his passion for programing on the newly released Apple II and VIC-20 computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, Shawn worked as a Certified Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to focus full time on teaching online PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at The Automation School, as well as publishing industrial automation news, interviews, and how-to articles & videos at The Automation Blog.
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