Product Properties - Siemens SCALANCE W784-1 Compact Operating Instructions

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3.2 Product properties

3.2 Product properties
Possible applications of the SCALANCE W784-1xx
The SCALANCE W784-1xx is equipped with an Ethernet port and a wireless LAN port. This
makes the device suitable for the following applications:
● The SCALANCE W784-1xx forwards data within its transmission range from one node to
another without a connection to wired Ethernet being necessary.
● The SCALANCE W784-1xx can be used as a gateway from a wired to a wireless
network.
● The SCALANCE W784-1xx can be used as a wireless bridge between two networks.
Possible applications of the SCALANCE W744-1
The SCALANCE W744-1 is equipped with an Ethernet port and a wireless LAN port. This
makes the device suitable for the following applications:
● The SCALANCE W744-1 is used to connect a device with an Ethernet port (for example,
a SIMATIC PLC with Industrial Ethernet communications processor) to a WLAN.
● The SCALANCE W744-1 can be used as a gateway from a wired to a wireless network.
One node in the wired network is supported.
Possible applications of the SCALANCE W746-1
The SCALANCE W746-1 has the functionality of the SCALANCE W744-1. The device can
also connect up to 8 stations on the Ethernet interface to a wireless cell.
Possible applications of the SCALANCE W747-1
The SCALANCE W747-1 has the same functionality as the SCALANCE W746-1. The device
also offers optimized data transfer and handover times in iPCF mode.
Note
For PNIO communication, we always recommend that you enable the iPCF mode.
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SCALANCE W-784-1xx / SCALANCE W-74x-1
Operating Instructions (Compact), Release 08/2007, A5E01174713-02