3.9.3 Connecting PC Stations via Wireless LAN
Connecting a PC station via Industrial Wireless LAN (IWLAN)
Industrial Wireless LAN (subsequently referred to as WLAN) allows you to integrate mobile or
stationary PC stations via an access point in a PCS 7 plant. You can integrate the following
PC stations:
● OS clients
Up to 2 OS clients (via WLAN)
● Web clients
Up to 2 web clients on a PCS 7 web server (via WLAN)
● PC station
A PC station for remote access to an engineering station
You can find additional information on this in the section "Remote diagnostics functions
(Page 128)".
Components for WLAN in PCS 7
The product overview in
Process Control System PCS 7; Released Modules
lists the network
and PC components that are approved for WLAN in PCS 7.
You can find the documentation after installation of the "PCS 7 Documentation Portal Setup"
(see "Preface (Page 9)"):
● In the Start menu of Windows in the folder of the SIEMENS SIMATIC documentation
● In the SIMATIC Manager in the updated PCS 7 online help
PC components of a PCS 7 system
3.9 Connecting PC stations
PCS 7 - PC Configuration (V8.2)
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