Application and properties
1.6 Connection to various network types
CP 1243-8 IRC
Operating Instructions, 06/2015, C79000-G8976-C385-01
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The SIM card and PIN belonging to the mobile wireless contract
The SIM card is inserted in the TS module GSM.
With mobile wireless contracts in which the network provider does not assign a PIN, no
PIN is configured for the CP in STEP 7 V5.
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Local availability of a mobile wireless network in the range of the station.
1.6
Connection to various network types
Supported network types
The CP makes telecontrol communication with the ST7 protocol possible via the network
types listed below.
Connection via the Ethernet interface of the CP:
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IP-based communication via the Ethernet interface the CP:
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Industrial Ethernet
Communication in the LAN (copper / fiber-optic cable)
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Internet
Communication via the Internet
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IP-based wireless network
Communication via IP-based wireless networks
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Connection via the serial interface of the CP
With communication via the network types listed below, in addition to the CP a TS
module, modem or router must be used.
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Dedicated line (incl. analog wireless network)
Communication via dedicated lines or analog wireless networks
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Analog dial-up network
Communication via the analog dial-up network
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ISDN network
Communication via the ISDN network
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Mobile wireless network
IP-based communication via mobile wireless networks (GSM/GPRS, UMTS, LTE)
The following table provides an overview of the supported network types, the devices to be
used in the station and in the communications partner and the protocols or services used.