Siemens SCALANCE W780

SCALANCE W780/W740 to IEEE 802.11n Web Based Management
Configuration Manual, 03/2015, C79000-G8976-C267-08
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Table of contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 9
1.1 Information on the Configuration Manual ................................................................................. 9
1.2 Type designations ................................................................................................................... 13
1.3 Structure of the type designation ............................................................................................ 14
2 Description ............................................................................................................................................... 15
2.1 Network structures .................................................................................................................. 15
2.2 Possible applications of SCALANCE W700 devices .............................................................. 19
2.3 Product characteristics ........................................................................................................... 21
2.4 IEEE 802.11n .......................................................................................................................... 24
2.5 Requirements for installation and operation of SCALANCE W700 devices ........................... 28
2.6 C-PLUG and KEY-PLUG ........................................................................................................ 29
2.7 Digital input / output ................................................................................................................ 31
2.8 Power over Ethernet (PoE) ..................................................................................................... 33
3 Technical basics ...................................................................................................................................... 37
3.1 VLAN ....................................................................................................................................... 37
3.2 MAC-based communication .................................................................................................... 38
3.3 iPCF / iPCF-MC ...................................................................................................................... 39
3.4 iREF ........................................................................................................................................ 42
3.5 AeroScout ............................................................................................................................... 44
3.6 NAT/NAPT .............................................................................................................................. 46
3.7 SNMP ...................................................................................................................................... 47
3.8 Spanning Tree ........................................................................................................................ 49
3.8.1 RSTP, MSTP, CIST ................................................................................................................ 50
4 Assignment of an IP address ................................................................................................................... 53
4.1 Structure of an IP address ...................................................................................................... 53
4.2 Initial assignment of an IP address ......................................................................................... 55
4.3 Address assignment with DHCP ............................................................................................. 56
4.4 Address assignment with the Primary Setup Tool .................................................................. 57
4.5 Address assignment with STEP 7 .......................................................................................... 58