Siemens SCALANCE XC-200 - Solution

1 Task and solution
Service Bridge – Setup and Configuration
Entry ID: 109747975, V1.4, 05/2019
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1.2 Solution
The solution to enable temporary access from the ES to the PROFINET fieldbus is
the Service Bridge. This is a specially configured switch that enables dedicated
temporary access from the system bus to the fieldbus while ensuring logical
separation between the fieldbuses. For security reasons, it is also recommended
that a firewall, e.g. in the form of a SCALANCE SC, be provided between the plant
bus and the service bridge.
Figure 1-2
The basis for the Service Bridge are the switches of the SCALANCE XC-200 series
from FW V4.0.
This application example uses the SCALANCE XC216 as an example to describe
the steps required to configure a SCALANCE XC-200 switch as a service bridge.
To facilitate configuration, this article also provides a prepared configuration file for
download.
Benefits
 Manual addressing and naming of PROFINET devices
 Use of the scan/online functions of the STEP 7 topology editor
 Use of commissioning tools (e.g. PRONETA)
 Extended network diagnostics (e.g. SINEMA server)
 Access to the web servers of the PROFINET devices (project planning and
diagnostics)
 Installation of firmware updates
 Access to up to 23 separate PROFINET subnets with XC224