After creating the required plug-and-socket boxes and home-run cables with connectors, you can start connecting the home-run cables to plug-and socket boxes.
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Press F7 to open the Domain Explorer.
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Expand the Cables folder and select a home-run cable.
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Right-click the selected cable and then on the shortcut menu, select Actions > Connection.
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In the Domain Explorer, expand the hierarchy of the fieldbus cable that you want to connect to the current plug-and-socket box.
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Drag the connectors to their ports in the current plug-and-socket box in the Plug-and- Socket Box Connection window.
Before you start dragging a connector, make sure that the cable connector matches the port type on the plug-and-socket box.
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In the Cable Connection Options dialog, select the cable end that you want to connect and select OK.
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Repeat the above to connect other cables as needed.
To disconnect a home-run cable from the current plug-and-socket box, highlight the cable that you want to disconnect and select .