Siemens CP 1515 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Caution

  5
• Caution

  6
• 1 Introduction

  16
  • 1.1 About Siemens SIMATIC NET Industrial Wireless LAN

    16
  • 1.2 About Siemens SIMATIC NET Industrial Wireless LAN Tools

    17
  • 1.2.1 CP 1515 Manager

    19
  • 1.2.2 RLM Manager

    19
  • 1.3 About SIMATIC NET Industrial Wireless LAN RLM

    20
  • 1.4 About This Manual

    21
  • 1.4.1 About Icons used in this Document

    22
  • 1.4.2 On-line Help Documentation

    22
  • 1.4.3 Additional Files on your CD-ROM

    23
  • 1.4.4 Other Sources of Information

    23
• 2 Wireless Configurations

  24
  • 2.1 Introduction

    24
  • 2.2 Peer-to-Peer Workgroup

    25
  • 2.3 Basic Infrastructure

    26
  • 2.3.1 Stand Alone Configuration

    26
  • 2.3.2 Wireless Access to Ethernet Networks

    27
  • 2.4 Advanced Infrastructures

    29
  • 2.4.1 Multiple Channel Configuration

    29
• 3 Setting Up your LAN Administrator Station

  32
  • 3.1 Introduction

    32
  • 3.2 Assigning an LAN Administrator Station

    34
  • 3.2.1 Minimum Requirements

    34
  • 3.3 Managing Peer-to-Peer Workgroups

    35
  • 3.4 Managing Infrastructure Networks

    36
  • 3.4.1 Wired or Wireless?

    36
  • 3.5 Installing SIMATIC NET IWL Software

    40
  • 3.5.1 CP1515 Manager

    40
  • 3.5.2 RLM Manager

    41
  • 3.5.3 Installing RLM Manager

    42
  • 3.6 Configuration Scenarios

    47
  • 3.6.1 Wired LAN Administrator Station

    47
  • 3.6.2 Wireless LAN Administrator Station

    50
  • 3.7 Uninstalling SIMATIC NET IWL Software

    54
• 4 Basic Network Configuration

  55
  • 4.1 Introduction

    55
  • 4.1.1 Peer-to-Peer Workgroups

    55
  • 4.1.2 Infrastructure Networks

    56
  • 4.2 Configuring Infrastructure Networks

    58
  • 4.2.1 Basic Configuration

    58
• 5 Monitoring your SIMATIC NET IWL Network

  67
  • 5.1 Introduction

    67
  • 5.1.1 SIMATIC NET IWL Tools

    67
  • 5.1.2 Which Tool Should You Use?

    68
  • 5.2 Using the CP1515 Manager

    71
  • 5.2.1 Monitoring Methods

    71
  • 5.2.2 Link Test Window

    74
  • 5.2.3 Site Monitor Window

    81
  • 5.2.4 Logging Measurement Data

    92
  • 5.2.5 Diagnose Card

    96
  • 5.2.6 Troubleshooting Site Monitor

    96
  • 5.3 Using the RLM Manager

    98
  • 5.3.1 Monitoring Options

    98
  • 5.3.2 Connecting to Access Points RLMs

    99
  • 5.3.3 System Information

    101
  • 5.3.4 Remote Link Test Window

    103
  • 5.3.5 Remote Statistics Tab

    108
  • 5.3.6 System Intervals

    112
• 6 Optimizing Performance

  116
  • 6.1 Introduction

    116
  • 6.2 Eliminating Redundant Traffic

    117
  • 6.2.1 Protocol Filtering

    118
  • 6.2.2 Do You Need Protocol Filtering?

    118
  • 6.2.3 Filtering Network Protocols

    120
  • 6.2.4 Optimizing Wired Connections

    121
  • 6.2.5 Checking the Cable System

    122
  • 6.2.6 Checking the Length of Your LAN Segments

    124
  • 6.2.7 Optimizing Wireless Connections

    125
  • 6.2.8 Diagnosing Link Quality

    126
  • 6.2.9 Link Integrity

    144
  • 6.3 Designing High Capacity Networks

    146
  • 6.3.1 About the CSMA/CA Protocol

    146
• 7 Security

  154
  • 7.1 Introduction

    154
  • 7.2 Securing Access to Wireless Data

    155
  • 7.2.1 Restrict Wireless Access to the Network

    155
  • 7.2.2 Closing the Wireless Network

    156
  • 7.2.3 Access Control

    159
  • 7.2.4 Enabling Access Control

    160
  • 7.2.5 Creating/Editing an Access Control Table

    161
  • 7.2.6 Importing an Access Control Table

    163
  • 7.2.7 Disabling Access Control

    164
  • 7.2.8 Enabling RADIUS Server Access Control

    165
  • 7.3 Wireless Data Encryption

    167
  • 7.3.1 Enabling WEP Encryption

    168
  • 7.4 Securing Access Point RLM Setup

    177
  • 7.4.1 Read and Read/Write passwords

    177
  • 7.4.2 SNMP IP Access List

    178
  • 7.4.3 Trap Host Alerts

    180
  • 7.5 Advanced Security Maintenance

    183
  • 7.5.1 Maintaining Access Control Tables

    183
  • 7.5.2 Maintaining WEP Encryption Keys

    183
• 8 Advanced Network Configurations

  190
  • 8.1 Introduction

    190
  • 8.2 Advanced Parameters

    191
  • 8.2.1 Advanced Parameters

    192
  • 8.2.2 Bridge Parameters

    197
  • 8.2.3 Access point IP Parameters

    207
  • 8.2.4 SNMP Parameters

    211
  • 8.2.5 Ethernet Interface

    216
  • 8.3 Configuring Large Networks

    218
  • 8.3.1 Common Parameters

    219
  • 8.3.2 Unique Parameters

    220
  • 8.3.3 Managing Configuration Consistency

    220
  • 8.4 Modifying the Configuration

    226
  • 8.4.1 Changing Common Parameters

    227
  • 8.5 Restoring a Back-up Configuration

    228
  • 8.6 Dual PCCard Configuration

    229
  • 8.7 About IP Addresses and Subnets

    229
  • 8.7.1 BOOTP and DHCP

    231
• A Start-up Configuration

  232
  • A.1 Introduction

    232
  • A.2 Factory-set Configuration

    233
• B Troubleshooting

  236
  • B.1 Introduction

    236
  • B.1.1 Problem-solving Approach

    236
  • B.2 Rebooting RLMs

    241
  • B.2.1 Manual Reboot

    241
  • B.2.2 Remote Reboot

    243
• C Forced Reload Procedure

  244
  • C.1 Introduction

    244
  • C.2 Doing a Forced Reload

    246
  • C.2.1 Step 1 - Preparations

    246
  • C.2.2 Step 2 - Set to “Forced Reload” Mode

    249
  • C.2.3 Step 3 - Configuring and Uploading Files

    250
  • C.2.4 Creating a Back-up File

    257
• D Upgrading the RLM Software

  258
  • D.1 About the RLM Software

    258
  • D.2 Upload Software

    259
  • D.2.1 Confirm Upload RLM Software

    260
  • D.2.2 Upload Software, a Look under the Hood

    261
• E Further Support

  262
  • E.1 Who to contact

    262
  • E.2 Automation and Drives, Service & Support

    263
  • E.3 Service & Support on the Internet

    266
  • E.4 Training for SIMANTIC NET

    267
  • E.5 Certification

    267
• Glossary

  268
• Index

  293