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WinCC OA Configuration Files
Several configuration files are used in a WinCC OA project. This chapter gives you a brief overview of the different configuration files.
Config File Entries
[asx_<k_komReceiver>]
Settings for the ASX Receiver.

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- WinCC OA Configuration Files
  Several configuration files are used in a WinCC OA project. This chapter gives you a brief overview of the different configuration files.
  - Project Config File
  - Optimization of WinCC OA
  - Config File Entries
    - [all drivers]
      Settings valid for all drivers. Define the entries in the driver specific section (e.g. [apc], [opc], ...).
    - [all sections]
      Settings which can be used in all sections
    - [all sections except general]
      Settings for all sections except [general]
    - [ascii]
      Settings for the ASCII Manager
    - [asx]
      Settings for the ASX driver
    - [asx_<k_komReceiver>]
      Settings for the ASX Receiver.
    - [attentionEffectEWO]
      Settings for the AttentionEffectEWO.
    - [auth]
      The settings for the auth section start with this keyword.
    - [bacnet]
      Settings for the BACnet driver
    - [bacnetdefault]
      Settings for the BACnet Application.
    - [calcstate]
      Settings for the calculateState.ctl CTRL script.
    - [commandChannel]
      Settings for the Command Channel.
    - [ctrl]
      Settings for the Control Manager
    - [data]
      Settings for the Data Manager
    - [different sections]
      Settings for different sections
    - [DisRec]
      Settings for the Disaster Recovery System
    - [dist]
      Settings for the Distribution Manager
    - [distsync]
      Settings for Dist management.
    - [dnp3]
      Settings for the DNP3 driver
    - [driver]
      Config Entries for Drivers.
    - [eip]
      Settings for the EIP driver
    - [event]
      Settings for the Event Manager
    - [general]
      Global settings valid for all managers
    - [httpServer]
      Defines options for the httpServer running inside a CTRL manager
    - [iec]
      Settings for the IEC driver
    - [iec61850]
      Settings for the IEC 61850 client.
    - [mod]
      Settings for the Modbus driver
    - [modsrv]
      Settings for the Modbus/TCP server
    - [mqtt]
      Settings for the MQTT driver.
    - [mqttpub]
      Settings for the MQTT Publisher.
    - [NextGenArch]
      Settings for the NextGenArchive (NGA)
    - [oaTest]
      Settings for the WinCC OA Unit Dynamic Link Library.
    - [oledb]
      Settings for the OLE DB provider.
    - [onlineBackup]
      Settings for the online backup
    - [opc]
      Settings for the OPC client
    - [opc_<symbolic_servername>]
      Server-specific settings for the OPC client
    - [opcae]
      Settings for the OPC A&E Client
    - [opcae_<servername>]
      Server-specific settings for the OPC A&E client
    - [opcaesrv]
      Settings for the WinCC OA OPC A&E server.
    - [opchda]
      Settings for the OPC HDA client
    - [opchdasrv]
      Settings for the OPC HDA Server
    - [OPCSERVER]
      Settings for the OPC server
    - [opcsrv]
      General settings for the OPC DA server.
    - [opcua]
      Settings for the OPC UA client
    - [opcuasrv]
      Settings for the OPC UA server
    - [PMAgent]
      Settings for the PM-Add-On.
    - [pmon]
      Settings for the Process Monitor (Pmon)
    - [pmonWatchdog]
      The settings for the pmonWatchdog section start with this keyword.
    - [profisafe]
      Settings for the PROFIsafe driver.
    - [proxy]
      Settings for the WCCILproxy
    - [redu]
      Settings for the Redundancy Manager
    - [reporting]
      Settings for the Reporting Manager.
    - [rk512]
      Settings for the RK512 driver
    - [s7]
      Settings for the S7 driver
    - [s7plus]
      Settings for the S7Plus driver
    - [sbus]
      Settings for the S-Bus driver
    - [secs]
      Settings for the SECS driver.
    - [sinaut]
      Settings for the SINAUT driver
    - [snmpa]
      Settings for the SNMP Live Agent
    - [snmpdrv]
      Settings for the SNMP manager
    - [split]
      Settings for the split mode manager
    - [ssi]
      Settings for the SSI driver
    - [stdlib]
      Settings for the Standard Object Library (Stdlib).
    - [TLSGateway]
      Settings for the TLS gateway. The TLS standard is only used in the German-speaking part of Europe. Therefore the full documentation is only available in German. Please contact an ETM key account manager for further information.
    - [ui]
      Settings for the User Interface
    - [ulcUX]
      Settings for the ULC UX client.
    - [valarch]
      Settings for the Value Archive
    - [ValueArchiveRDB]
      Settings for the RDB Archiving
    - [webClient]
      Settings for the WinCC OA mobile UI application and the Desktop UI.
    - [wssServer]
      Settings for specialized WebSocket servers (as used for e.g. Dashboard or Node-RED).
- Manager options, basics
  An introduction to using the manager options available in WinCC OA.
- Internal data point types
  The overview of the internal data point types available in WinCC OA.
- Data point configs
- Data Types
  An overview of the data types available in WinCC OA.
- Driver Characteristics
  The driver characteristics overview tables.
- Drivers
- Driver Specific Functions
- Error Messages
  The overview of error messages available in WinCC OA.
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[asx_<k_komReceiver>]

Settings for the ASX Receiver.

[asx_<k_komReceiver>] k_komReserve1

Type: string

[asx_<k_komReceiver>] k_komReserve2

Type: string

[asx_<k_komReceiver>] k_komReserve3

Type: string