Siemens X-200 User Manual

Diagnostics over Industrial Ethernet 

 

6.2 Web Based Management (WBM) 

Assigning a PN IO Device Name 

You can assign a PN IO device name to PROFINET IO-compliant devices. After selecting 

the Module > Assign Name menu, a dialog box opens in which you can enter the required 

name. The name can be a maximum of 255 characters long and over and above letters and 

numbers can contain only the special characters slash, hyphen, and underscore.  

Finding the Location of a Device 

With the Module > Buzz command, you can make the LEDs of the relevant device flash. 

After selecting this menu, a dialog appears with which you can start and finish signaling. 
The activity of the LEDs indicates which device is assigned to a particular list entry in the 

program window. 

6.2 

Web Based Management (WBM) 

6.2.1 

General Information on Web Based Management 

With Web Based Management, the Industrial Ethernet switches of the SCALANCE X-200 

product line provide various diagnostic functions that can be controlled using an Internet 

browser (for example the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape).  
The functions are controlled using a Java script stored on the Industrial Ethernet switches of 

the SCALANCE X-200 product line that can be loaded by the browser. 
To access Industrial Ethernet switches of the SCALANCE X-200 product line, the IP address 

of the device must be entered in the address box of the browser. 

6.2.2 

Requirements for Web Based Management 

To access Industrial Ethernet switches of the SCALANCE X-200 product line over WBM, the 

following requirements must be met: 

Internet Browser 

You require a PC with an Internet browser. We recommend that you use a Microsoft Internet 

Explorer, version 5.5 or higher or a Netscape Browser, version 6.1 or higher. To execute the 

script, Java script must be activated in the browser. 

 

 

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