SCALANCE W - Wireless Communication

More reliable, rugged and secure than any other product.

With the Industrial Wireless LAN (IWLAN) components SCALANCE W, that are part of the new SCALANCE product generation and PROFINET, the Industrial Ethernet standard, a mobile solution is available for new applications that reach as far down as the field level.

Highlights in Overview

Reliability

Cyclic data communication (deterministic response)
Monitoring of the radio link
Stable radio connection
Forced roaming

Rugged construction

Metal casing with high degree of protection
Protection against vibration and shock
Extended temperature range

Datensicherheit

Simple configuration with intuitive operating
Access control (authentication)
Encoding of data

Enhanced availability of the plant

Redundancy concepts
C-PLUG, swap medium for easy replacement of the device in the event of a fault

Part of Totally Integrated Automation

Can be integrated in SIMATIC STEP 7,
SIMATIC iMap and SIMOTION

Integrated wireless network for voice and data with HiPath Wireless

High degree of flexibility thanks to centralized management and simple scalability
Fast expansion of an existing IP network through overlay wireless network
Optimized support of Voice over WLAN
One wireless infrastructure for voice, Internet and PLC controllers (no predictable response times)