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
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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
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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
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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
