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SCALANCE W786-x

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SIMATIC NET

Industrial Wireless LAN

SCALANCE W786-x

Operating Instructions

11/2014

A5E03678337-07

Information on the Internet

Technical specifications

Certification

Summary of Contents for SCALANCE W786-x

Page 1: ...____ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ SIMATIC NET Industrial Wireless LAN SCALANCE W786 x Operating Instructions 11 2014 A5E03678337 07 Information on the Internet 1 Safety instructions 2 Introduction 3 Description 4 Mounting 5 Connecting up 6 Technical specifications 7 Certification 8 ...

Page 2: ...perated only by personnel qualified for the specific task in accordance with the relevant documentation in particular its warning notices and safety instructions Qualified personnel are those who based on their training and experience are capable of identifying risks and avoiding potential hazards when working with these products systems Proper use of Siemens products Note the following WARNING Si...

Page 3: ... 24 5 5 1 Fitting the mounting plate to a wall 24 5 5 2 Screwing the cover plate for the cable feedthrough to the mounting plate 26 5 5 3 Fitting the mounting plate to an S7 300 standard rail 28 5 5 4 Fitting the mounting plate to a DIN rail 29 5 5 5 Fitting the mounting plate to a mast 30 5 5 6 Fitting removing the SCALANCE W786 to from a mounting plate 31 6 Connecting up 33 6 1 Lightning protect...

Page 4: ...786 x 4 Operating Instructions 11 2014 A5E03678337 07 7 Technical specifications 59 7 1 Dimension drawing SCALANCE W786 61 7 2 Radiation patterns diagrams of SCALANCE W786 internal antennas 62 8 Certification 65 Index 67 ...

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Page 7: ...nger from line voltage After removing the housing cover there is a risk of touching live parts in the area of the connecting terminals of the power supply adapter Only authorized personnel is permitted to open the device and carry out any work on the open device e g connection and disconnection of cables operating the reset button replacing the PLUG ...

Page 8: ...Safety instructions 2 1 General safety information for the SCALANCE W786 SCALANCE W786 x 8 Operating Instructions 11 2014 A5E03678337 07 ...

Page 9: ... These operating instructions apply to the following software version SCALANCE W786 with firmware as of version 5 00 Note These operating instructions do not apply to devices of the SCALANCE W786 2C product group use with WLAN controller Purpose of the Operating Instructions Based on the operating instructions you will be able to install and connect up the SCALANCE W786 correctly Configuring the S...

Page 10: ...of the type designations SCALANCE W786 x 10 Operating Instructions 11 2014 A5E03678337 07 3 2 Structure of the type designations The type designation of a SCALANCE W786 is made up of several parts that have the following meaning ...

Page 11: ...sion up to 8 strain relief clamps Connector for the 24 VDC power supply SIMATIC NET Industrial Wireless LAN CD Note The installation set with the mounting plate for attachment to an S7 300 rail a 35 mm DIN rail or a mast does not ship with the product You can obtain the installation set under the following order number 6GK5 798 8ML00 0AB3 Please check that the consignment you have received is comp...

Page 12: ...nergy con tacts of devices with an interface for FO cable PoE 1 Green Power over Ethernet or power over the 24 VDC energy contacts of devic es with an RJ 45 interface P1 Green There is a connection over the Ethernet port Link Green and yel low flashing alternately Data transfer over the Ethernet interface traffic P2 2 Green There is a connection over the Ethernet port Link Green and yel low flashi...

Page 13: ...second WLAN port Client Mode The LED is always off because the 2nd port is not available in client mode Green Access Point Mode The WLAN interface is initialized and ready for operation Client Mode The LED is always off because the 2nd port is not available in client mode Flashing fast yellow Access Point Mode With 802 11h the channel is scanned for one minute for primary users before the channel ...

Page 14: ... on all enabled channels of WLAN interface 1 the LEDs F and R1 R2 flash No data traffic is then possible for the next 30 minutes After this time the device runs the scan again and checks whether a primary user still exists If no primary user is detected data traffic is possible again The wait time of 30 minutes is necessary due to legal requirements and cannot be shortened even by restarting the d...

Page 15: ...nnecting terminals of the power supply adapter Only authorized personnel is permitted to open the device and carry out any work on the open device e g connection and disconnection of cables operating the reset button replacing the PLUG Functions of the reset button The reset button is located below the housing cover beside on the right hand side above the cable feed Figure 4 1 Position of the rese...

Page 16: ... command restart in the Privileged EXEC Modus the configuration changes are always retained Loading new firmware If the normal procedure with the Load Save menu of Web Based Management is unsuccessful the reset button can be used to load new firmware This situation can occur if there is a power outage during the normal firmware update You will find more information in the section Troubleshooting F...

Page 17: ...ry In this case install the device on an S7 300 standard rail or on a wall CAUTION Minimum distance to antennas Fit the device so that there is a minimum clearance of 20 cm between antennas and persons WARNING If a device is operated in an ambient temperature of more than 40 C the temperature of the device housing may be higher than 70 C The device must therefore be installed so that it is only ac...

Page 18: ...ables to the SCALANCE W786 for the power supply for Ethernet or for external antennas You want to insert a PLUG in the device or replace an existing PLUG You want to use the reset button Removing the housing cover WARNING Danger from line voltage After removing the housing cover there is a risk of touching live parts in the area of the connecting terminals of the power supply adapter Only authoriz...

Page 19: ... Follow the steps below to remove the housing cover 1 Remove the sealing caps from the housing cover position A in the figure above 2 Loosen the screws in the cover position B in the figure above 3 Remove the housing cover position C in the figure above Fitting the housing cover Fitting the housing cover is carried out in the reverse order Tightening torque for the cover screws 1 8 Nm ...

Page 20: ... Figure 5 2 Side view of a SCALANCE W786 with cables entering from different directions The cables are inserted from above position A in the previous schematic The housing of the SCALANCE W786 has an opening at the top for this purpose The cables are inserted from below position B in the previous schematic There is also an opening at the bottom for this purpose Cables inserted through a wall behin...

Page 21: ...sis ground connector is located on the rear of the device M4 thread Connect the ground cable before you mount the SCALANCE W786 on a wall or on the optional mounting plate Once the SCALANCE W786 is mounted the connector is no longer accessible Place the supplied toothed washer directly on the rear of the device before screwing on the ground cable Only then can you be sure that there is ideal conta...

Page 22: ... aligned according to the characteristics of the internal antenna refer to the technical specifications of the antenna Radiation pattern diagrams Since the internal antennas are integrated in the housing the location and alignment of the housing decides the radiation direction of the antennas There are no restrictions relating to devices without internal antennas The location of the holes for moun...

Page 23: ...the device The type and length of the screws depend on the type of wall Type of screw for wooden walls wood screw 4 x 30 mm for concrete walls 4 x 50 mm with 5 mm concrete plug for metal walls M4 x 25 mm with machine thread in the wall Option Threaded holes on rear of housing When a wall is extremely thin it is often not possible to use wall plugs for the screws To allow wall mounting even in this...

Page 24: ... be aligned according to the characteristics of the internal antenna refer to the technical specifications of the antenna Radiation pattern diagrams Since the internal antennas are integrated in the housing the location and alignment of the housing decides the radiation direction of the antennas There are no restrictions relating to devices without internal antennas The location of the holes for f...

Page 25: ... with four screws The screws are not supplied with the device The type and length of the screws depend on the type of wall Type of screw for wooden walls wood screw 4 x 30 mm for concrete walls 4 x 50 mm with 5 mm concrete plug for metal walls M4 x 25 mm with machine thread in the wall Figure 5 7 Fitting the mounting plate for the SCALANCE W786 to a wall ...

Page 26: ...cted to water jets If the device is mounted on a wall this is the case and no further measures are necessary When mounted in any other way except for mounting on an S7 300 standard rail an additional cover plate must be screwed to the mounting plate WARNING Danger from line voltage If the cable feedthrough is subjected to strong water jets water can penetrate the device and create a live connectio...

Page 27: ...cable feedthrough To screw the cover plate for the cable feedthrough to the mounting plate follow the steps below 1 Fit the cover plate on the mounting plate from below until the two lugs position A in the figure above engage the lower edge of the mounting plate 2 Secure the cover plate to the mounting plate with two M4 screws The screws are supplied with the assembly kit ...

Page 28: ...an S7 300 standard rail Follow the steps below to fit the mounting plate to an S7 300 standard rail 1 Place the mounting plate with the two protruding catches on the top edge of the S7 300 standard rail position A in the figure above 2 At the bottom the mounting plate has two lugs with holes Screw the lugs to the S7 300 standard rail position B in the figure above The required screws are supplied ...

Page 29: ...Mounting plate with fittings for DIN rail mounting Follow the steps below to fit the mounting plate to a DIN rail 1 Place the mounting plate with the two catches position A in the figure above on the upper edge of the DIN rail 2 Pull down the DIN rail sliding catch position B in the figure above and press the mounting plate against the DIN rail until the sliding catch engages ...

Page 30: ...ed the fastening straps through the openings in the mounting plate position A in the figure above 2 Place the fastening straps around the mast at the required position 3 Feed the free end of the strap through the quick release fastener You can twist the tensioning screw position B in the figure above to the side to adapt a fastening strap to the diameter of the mast 4 Press the tensioning screw ag...

Page 31: ...e 5 12 Fitting the SCALANCE W786 to a mounting plate Follow the steps below to fit a SCALANCE W786 to a mounting plate 1 Lead the cables into the housing of the SCALANCE W786 position A in the figure above Note the information in the section Connecting up cables 2 Fit the SCALANCE W786 so that the upper edge of the rear of the housing is below the two catches of the mounting plate position B in th...

Page 32: ...tion D in the figure above tightening torque 1 8 Nm Procedure for removing the device Follow the steps below to remove a SCALANCE W786 from a mounting plate 1 Loosen the screws between the SCALANCE W786 and mounting plate 2 Using a screwdriver or similar tool press down the two lugs on the lower edge of the mounting plate position C in the first figure in this section and release the SCALANCE W786...

Page 33: ...ing protectors are available in the range of accessories of SIMATIC NET Industrial WLAN Lightning protector LP798 1N order no 6GK5798 2LP00 2AA6 Lightning protector LP798 2N order no 6GK5798 2LP10 2AA6 Note We recommend that you use the maintenance free lightning protector LP798 2N Exception When there is also DC power is supplied via the antenna cable In this case only the lightning protector LP7...

Page 34: ... extra low voltage SELV with limited power source LPS complying with IEC950 EN60950 VDE0805 may be connected to the power supply terminals exception Power supply adapter for 100 240 VAC for the SCALANCE W786 Take measures to prevent transient voltage surges of more than 40 of the rated voltage This is the case if you only operate devices with SELV safety extra low voltage The power supply unit to ...

Page 35: ... Ethernet Port RJ45 is considered a TNV 1 circuit according IEC 60950 1 Connected Ethernet circuits must fulfill TNV 1 requirements SELV circuits are not sufficient The device must be properly earthed at the chassis earthing terminal The 12 24 V power supply lines of the device are considered a TNV 1 circuit Connected power supply circuits must fulfill TNV 1 requirements The PS791 2AC power supply...

Page 36: ...UL HazLoc WARNING EXPLOSION HAZARD DO NOT DISCONNECT WHILE CIRCUIT IS LIVE UNLESS AREA IS KNOWN TO BE NON HAZARDOUS This equipment is suitable for use in Class I Division 2 Groups A B C and D or non hazardous locations only This equipment is suitable for use in Class I Zone 2 Group IIC or non hazardous locations only WARNING Cat Nos EAPN Wx yy zx US installation only PLTC cable type and manufactur...

Page 37: ...ation When operated in potential hazardous areas WARNING Explosion Hazard Do not disconnect while circuit is live unless area is known to be non hazardous 6 2 Suitable cables for power supply and Ethernet Cable specification The following table lists the requirements for a cable depending on the use case Application Specification Direct 24 V DC supply Round cable cross section with 6 to 8 mm diame...

Page 38: ...onnectors FO standard cable GP order no 6XV1 873 2A Minimum bending radius 65 mm You will find detailed information on preassembled cable lengths in the Catalog IK PI FO Robust Cable GP 2G50 125 900 Order no 6XV1873 2R Halogen free UV resistant cable for indoors and outdoors for ambient temperatures 40 C 70 C WARNING Only use cables suitable for high temperatures If temperatures in excess of 70 C ...

Page 39: ...he section Cables for the SCALANCE W786 Never wrap insulating tape adhesive tape or other materials around thinner cables to achieve the required diameter In this case neither the housing seal nor the strain relief clamps can fulfill their function Close all unused openings in the housing seal with the sealing plugs supplied with the SCALANCE W786 Do not use fillers or any other material under any...

Page 40: ...topic in the sections Connection for Industrial Ethernet and Connections for external antennas 24 V DC power supply Use the connector supplied with the SCALANCE W786 For details of the terminal assignment refer to the section Connectors for the power supply 12 24 V DC or 100 240 V AC power supply With these power supplies you require a power supply adapter do not ship with the SCALANCE W786 You wi...

Page 41: ...ealing plugs in a strain relief clamp The lower surrounding notch must be enclosed by the toothing of the strain relief clamp as shown in the figure below Press the strain relief clamp into the housing until the sealing plug is located completely in the opening of the housing seal Figure 6 2 Securing a sealing plug with a strain relief clamp Note Keep unused sealing plugs and strain relief clamps ...

Page 42: ...t PoE With the SCALANCE W786 x RJ 45 power supply using Power over Ethernet PoE is also possible The devices support the standards 802 3at Type 1 IEEE 802 3af and IEEE 803 at Type 2 With SCALANCE W786 2SFP Power over the Ethernet is not possible in any situation Gigabit Ethernet When you connect to gigabit Ethernet the power supply is a phantom power supply over data wires 1 2 3 and 6 This corresp...

Page 43: ...he housing When connecting the wires you should therefore make sure that the connector is oriented as shown in the following figure Figure 6 3 Position of the socket in the housing for the power supply Figure 6 4 Position of the connector when inserted in the socket of the housing Follow the steps below to connect a 24 VDC cable to a SCALANCE W786 1 Connect the supplied connector to the 24 VDC cab...

Page 44: ...S791 2DC Order number 6GK5 791 2AC00 0AA0 Note Applies only to SCALANCE W786 2 If a SCALANCE W786 2 is operated with six external antennas the power supply for 12 to 24 VDC cannot be supplied redundantly In this case there is no further opening in the housing for a second power cable WARNING Danger from line voltage Only electrical specialists may open the device and connect the power supply adapt...

Page 45: ...nap ferrite to the power supply cable as close as possible to the power supply adapter If you use the power supply adapter PS791 2AC 100 to 240 V AC voltage in a domestic area EMC class B fit an EMC ferrite a snap ferrite to the supply cable as close as possible to the power supply adapter This measure is unnecessary in an industrial environment You can order suitable ferrites from the following c...

Page 46: ...86 as shown in the figure above The connector on the rear of the power supply adapter must engage fully in the socket of the housing The entire rear surface of the power supply adapter must make contact with the inner surface of the SCALANCE W786 2 Connect the power supply adapter and the SCALANCE W786 using the screw position B that ships with the power supply adapter 3 Connect the cable for the ...

Page 47: ... W786 This prevents the connector skewing on the back of the power supply adapter and breaking off Follow the steps below to remove a power supply adapter from a SCALANCE W786 1 Disconnect the power supply cable from the power supply adapter 2 Remove the securing screw of the power supply adapter position B 3 Pull the loop position A to remove the plug on the rear of the power supply adapter from ...

Page 48: ...interface with the housing cover open Figure 6 6 Position of the Ethernet interface Device variant W786 x RJ 45 Follow the steps below to connect an Ethernet cable to a SCALANCE W786 with an RJ 45 jack 1 Insert the RJ 45 plug of the Ethernet cable in the jack of the SCALANCE W786 x RJ 45 2 Secure the Ethernet cable with a strain relief clamp Note Keep the dummy plugs Keep any dummy plugs taken out...

Page 49: ...92 1LH 1 x 1000 Mbps LC port optical single mode glass up to max 70 km 6GK5 992 1AP00 8AA0 SFP992 1ELH 1 x 1000 Mbps LC port optical single mode glass up to max 120 km 6GK5 992 1AQ00 8AA0 NOTICE The maximum operating temperature depends on the transceiver you are using The following temperature limits apply for the individual transceivers SFP992 1 60 C SFP992 1LD 55 C SFP992 1LH 50 C SFP992 1LH 50...

Page 50: ...document is on the CD that ships with the SCALANCE W786 or W786C NOTICE Insert and remove transceivers only when the power is off SFP SFP transceivers may only be inserted in or removed from an SFP slot when the power supply to the device has been turned off Position of the SFP slots The SFP slots are located below the housing cover to the left of the antenna sockets Figure 6 7 Position of the SFP...

Page 51: ...75 5CH50 6XV1875 5CN10 N Connect N Connect connecting cable for M12 The N Connect N Connect male male flexible connecting cable is available as an accessory for connecting to a SCALANCE W700 M12 or for connection to the LP798 1N LP798 2N lightning protector Length Order number 1 m 2 m 5 m 10 m 6XV1875 5AH10 6XV1875 5AH20 6XV1875 5AH50 6XV1875 5AN10 Connecting cable IWLAN QMA N Connect male female ...

Page 52: ...and 5 GHz N Connect female 6GK5793 8DP00 0AA0 ANT793 6DT Wide angle antenna MIMO mast wall mounting 8 dBi 5 GHz 3 x QMA connector female 6GK5 793 6DT00 0AA0 ANT795 6DC Wide angle antenna mast wall mounting 9 dBi 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz N Connect female 6GK5 795 6DC00 0AA0 ANT793 6DG Wide angle antenna mast wall mounting 9 dBi 5 GHz 2 x N Connect female 6GK5 793 6DG00 0AA0 ANT795 6MN Omni antenna mounted...

Page 53: ...ce for USA Canada Only one antenna per device can be used connected to R1A1 R1A2 or R2A1 R2A2 Note ANT793 8DK The antenna ANT793 8DK may only be used with the antenna cable 6XV1875 5CN10 10 m length Other antenna cables are not permitted Notice for USA Canada Only one antenna per device can be used connected to R1A1 R1A2 or R2A1 R2A2 6 9 Connecting external antennas How to connect external antenna...

Page 54: ...ightening torque 0 6 Nm First connect the cable for the R2 interface if you want to use both interfaces Once the cable for interface R1 is connected it is difficult to reach socket R2 2 Screw a terminating resistor to the unused socket if you use only one antenna on a port 3 Secure the antenna cable s with a strain relief clamp For more detailed information on this topic refer to the section Conne...

Page 55: ...e PLUG again or selecting the option to reformat the PLUG In terms of the PLUG the WLAN devices work in two modes Without PLUG The device stores the configuration in internal memory This mode is active when no PLUG is inserted With PLUG The configuration stored on the PLUG is displayed over the user interfaces If changes are made to the configuration the device stores the configuration directly on...

Page 56: ...edge of the PLUG and the slot and release the PLUG 4 Remove the PLUG from the slot 5 Screw the housing cover back onto the device Inserting the PLUG Follow the steps below to insert a PLUG in the device 1 Turn off the power to the device 2 Remove the housing cover see section Removing fitting the housing cover 3 The housing of the PLUG has a protruding ridge on the long side The slot has a groove ...

Page 57: ...UG A C PLUG only stores information about the configuration of a device In addition to the configuration a KEY PLUG also contains a license with which you can enable special functions for example iFeatures Type Order number KEY PLUG W780 iFeatures AP 6GK5907 8PA00 KEY PLUG W740 iFeatures Client 6GK5907 4PA00 KEY PLUG W700 Security 6GK5907 0PA00 ...

Page 58: ...Connecting up 6 10 Replacing the PLUG C PLUG or KEY PLUG SCALANCE W786 x 58 Operating Instructions 11 2014 A5E03678337 07 ...

Page 59: ...wer supply standards supported IEEE 802 3at type 2 IEEE 802 3af IEEE 802 3at type 1 Note You will find detailed information on the transmit power and receiver sensitivity in the document Leistungsdaten 802 11abgn PCIe Minicard Characteristics 802 11abgn PCIe Minicard REF_W700 RadioInterface_74 pdf Interfaces Power Direct power supply 24 VDC min 19 2 VDC max 28 8 VDC via supplied connector not elec...

Page 60: ...cards 1 wireless card 24 VDC 10 7 W 2 wireless cards 24 VDC 15 W Construction Dimensions W x H x D 251 mm x 251 mm x 72 mm Weight version with two wireless cards Without power supply adapter 2 24 kg With power supply adapter 12 to 24 VDC 2 4 kg With power supply adapter 100 to 240 VAC 2 4 kg Permitted ambient conditions Operating temperature Operation with 100 V to 240 V You should also note the t...

Page 61: ...awing SCALANCE W786 SCALANCE W786 x Operating Instructions 11 2014 A5E03678337 07 61 MTBF mean time between failure W786 1 41 years W786 2 W786C 2 36 years 7 1 Dimension drawing SCALANCE W786 Front view and view from above of the SCALANCE W786 ...

Page 62: ...adiation patterns diagrams of SCALANCE W786 internal antennas SCALANCE W786 x 62 Operating Instructions 11 2014 A5E03678337 07 7 2 Radiation patterns diagrams of SCALANCE W786 internal antennas Horizontal radiation pattern 2500 MHz ...

Page 63: ...ifications 7 2 Radiation patterns diagrams of SCALANCE W786 internal antennas SCALANCE W786 x Operating Instructions 11 2014 A5E03678337 07 63 Vertical radiation pattern 2500 MHz Horizontal radiation pattern 5800 MHz ...

Page 64: ...Technical specifications 7 2 Radiation patterns diagrams of SCALANCE W786 internal antennas SCALANCE W786 x 64 Operating Instructions 11 2014 A5E03678337 07 Vertical radiation pattern 5800 MHz ...

Page 65: ... entry ID of the relevant manual as the search item In the navigation panel on the left hand side in the area Industrial Communication Industrial communication http support automation siemens com WW view en 10805878 133300 Go to the required product group and make the following settings Entry list tab Entry type Manuals Operating Instructions You will find the documentation for the SIMATIC NET pro...

Page 66: ...Certification SCALANCE W786 x 66 Operating Instructions 11 2014 A5E03678337 07 ...

Page 67: ... 61 Documentation on the CD 9 E Ethernet 48 G Grounding 33 L LED display 12 Lightning protection 33 Loading firmware 15 P Power supply 42 Primary user radar 12 Protective caps 11 R Reset button 15 Resetting the device 15 Restart of the device 15 S Safety extra low voltage 33 34 Scope of delivery 11 SELV 33 T Technical specifications 59 Type designations 10 ...

Page 68: ...Index SCALANCE W786 x 68 Operating Instructions 11 2014 A5E03678337 07 ...

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