Application and functions
1.4 Other services and properties
SIMATIC CC7
Operating Instructions, 10/2019, C79000-G8976-C503-02
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1.4
Other services and properties
Other services and properties
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IP configuration
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The gateway supports IP addresses according to IPv4.
IPv6 is supported in addition at the cloud interface. For details, see section Ethernet
(Page 56).
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Address assignment:
The IP address, the subnet mask and the address of the default router can be set in
the configuration.
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DHCP: As an alternative, the IP address can be obtained from a DHCP server.
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Optionally, the host name can be resolved from a DNS server.
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Time-of-day synchronization over Industrial Ethernet
Time-of-day synchronization of the gateway can be configured according to the following
NTP method (Network Time Protocol):
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NTP
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NTP (secure)
For more information, refer to the section System time (Page 111).
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CLP (Exchangeable storage medium)
The gateway can save the configuration data on a CLP. The CLP is an external storage
medium and does not ship with the product.
For information on the CLP slot, see section CLP Slot (Page 29).
For information on the functions of the CLP, see section Using a CLP (Page 44).
For ordering data of the available CLPs, see appendix CLPs (Page 137).
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Diagnostics
With the following means and methods, you can obtain the diagnostics data of the
gateway:
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LEDs
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Web diagnostics
You will find more information on diagnostics in the section Diagnostics (Page 119).