Siemens S7-1500 - Purpose of this documentation; Basic knowledge required; Scope of this documentation; Conventions

CP 1543-1
Operating Instructions, 05/2017, C79000-G8976-C289-07
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Preface
Purpose of the documentation
This manual supplements the S7-1500 system manual.
With the information in this manual and the system manual, you will be able to commission
the communications processor.
New in this issue
● Firmware version V2.1 with the following new functions:
– Extended security settings using IP routing via the backplane bus
See section IP routing (Page 35).
Version history
Firmware version V2.0 with the following new functions:
● Secure OUC (Open User Communication) via TCP/IP
● Secure Mail: New system data types (SDTs) for transferring e-mails
Alternative: Non secure transfer via port 25 or secure transfer via port 587
● Operation as FTP server: Access to the SIMATIC memory card of the CPU
● IP routing via the backplane bus
Replaced edition
Edition 10/2016
Current manual release on the Internet
You will find the current version of this manual on the Internet pages of Siemens Industry
Online Support:
Link: (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/15340/man)
Sources of information and other documentation
See section Guide to the documentation (Page 9).