SCALANCE W-700 - PROFINET - Siemens  |   12/02/2008 10:36 PM  
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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
 Data security
  • 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)
Siemens AG 2008