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1  Quick Start
 1.1  Installation and Activation
 1.2  Simulate Modbus TCP/IP Device
 1.3  Simulate Modbus RTU Device
 1.4  Simulate Modbus ASCII Device
 1.5  Simulate Network of Modbus Devices
2  Setup
 2.1  Installation and Activation
 2.2  Global Configuration
  2.2.1  Web Interface IP and Port
  2.2.2  TLS Certificates
3  Managing Projects
 3.1  New Project
 3.2  Import Project
 3.3  Export Project

1.1  Installation and Activation

  1. Download the SimServe installer from the SCADAmatic website here.

  2. Double click the SimServer installer as shown below:
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  3. Follow the on screen instructions to complete installation:
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  4. Launch an internet browser and browse to https://localhost/. The SimServe web interface will be displayed as shown below:
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  5. The web interface will indicate that the software is not activated. SimServe will not respond to any modbus requests until the software is activated. To activate the software, purchase a license from the SCADAmatic website per the following steps. If a license has already been purchased, skip to step 6.

    1. Go here and complete the online purchase process.
    2. Check your email for a message from SCADAmatic that contains an attached license file.
    3. Save the license file for software activation later.

  6. Click the link in the activation alert message at the bottom of the screen shown, and the "Activate SimServe" popup will appear:
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  7. In step one, upload the license file that was emailed after purchase. The license file will have extension *.smlic
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  8. In step two, click the "Generate" button. An "activation request file" will be generated by SimServe and downloaded by your browser to your downloads folder as shown below.
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  9. In step three, click the link provided and the SCADAmatic activation page will be launched in a new tab.
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  10. In the SCADAmatic Activation Page, upload the activation request file obtained from step 8. The file will end in extension *.smactr. Click the submit button after upload.
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  11. Check for an email from SCADAmatic with an activation file attached. Save the activation file for the next steps.

  12. Return to the SimServe web interface. In step four of the "Activation Popup", upload the activation file. The activation file will have extension *.smact. After upload, click the install button. The popup will close and SimServe is now activated.
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