# Start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station automatically by setting up the startup options

On a MobileView, PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus Compact, or PanelView Plus CE terminal, or personal computer, you can set up FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station to start automatically and enter the Configuration Mode whenever the terminal or computer starts.

Tip: | On a PanelView Plus or PanelView Plus Compact terminal, FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station starts automatically when the terminal starts.

## To start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station automatically and enter the Configuration Mode when a terminal or computer starts

1. Start FactoryTalk View ME Station.
2. Click Terminal Settings and select:
   - Startup Options > FactoryTalk View ME Station Startup on a PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus Compact, or PanelView Plus CE terminal
   - FactoryTalk View ME Station Startup on a MobileView terminal or a personal computer
3. In the Startup Settings dialog box, click Edit.
4. Select the Go to Configuration Mode option.
5. If you loaded an application, click Configuration Mode Options to set up whether to load the current application and whether to replace FactoryTalk Linx communications when the terminal starts.
6. Click OK to close the Configuration Mode Options dialog box.
7. Click OK to close the FactoryTalk View ME Station Startup dialog box.
8. Click Close to close the Startup Settings dialog box.
9. Click Close to close the Terminal Settings dialog box.
10. On a PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus Compact, or PanelView Plus CE terminal, click Reset and confirm the changes.

## See also

Start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station on a personal computer

Start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station automatically on a MobileView terminal or a personal computer from Windows Startup folder

Start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station automatically on a PanelView Plus CE terminal from Windows Startup folder

Configuration Mode

Start an application automatically

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