User might just execute one transaction/program but STAD might display many entries for that single transaction/program  each entryis a dialog step in SAP term. How many dialog-steps are displayed under a transaction/program is related to program/transaction design and how that transaction is executed.
Connections of the types TCP, ISO-on-TCP, UDP, ISO and S7 connection are configured in the SIMATIC Manager in NetPro. These connections are configured in the same way in STEP 7 (TIA Portal). In STEP 7 (TIA Portal) the S7 connections have to be configured in the Devices and Networks editor, in the Network view.
Yes. Our systems can connect via an SSL connection on ports 443 and 563. In Agent select Tools | Servers and Accounts | News Servers | your USenet Server and then check the The server requires a secure connection. box. This will automatically use port 563 by default.