Siemens SIMATIC NET S7-300-PROFIBUS CP 342-5 Equipment Manual page 5

License conditions
Note
Open source software - CP 342-5
Read the license conditions for open source software carefully before using the product. The
acceptance of the disclaimers of liability and warranty it contains is a clear precondition of
the use of open source software.
You will find license conditions in the document "OSS_CP3425_86.pdf" on the data medium
supplied with the product documentation and on the Internet pages of Siemens Industry
Online Support.
FAQs on the Internet
You will find detailed information (FAQs) on using the PROFIBUS S7-CPs at the following
Internet address (entry type: FAQ):
Link: (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/15673/faq)
Note on firmware/software support
Check regularly for new firmware/software versions or security updates and apply them. After
the release of a new version, previous versions are no longer supported and are not
maintained.
Security information
Siemens provides products and solutions with industrial security functions that support the
secure operation of plants, systems, machines and networks.
In order to protect plants, systems, machines and networks against cyber threats, it is
necessary to implement – and continuously maintain – a holistic, state-of-the-art industrial
security concept. Siemens' products and solutions constitute one element of such a concept.
Customers are responsible for preventing unauthorized access to their plants, systems,
machines and networks. Such systems, machines and components should only be connected
to an enterprise network or the internet if and to the extent such a connection is necessary
and only when appropriate security measures (e.g. firewalls and/or network segmentation)
are in place.
For additional information on industrial security measures that may be implemented, please
visit
Link: (http://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity)
Siemens' products and solutions undergo continuous development to make them more
secure. Siemens strongly recommends that product updates are applied as soon as they are
available and that the latest product versions are used. Use of product versions that are no
longer supported, and failure to apply the latest updates may increase customers' exposure to
cyber threats.
CP 342-5
Equipment Manual, 01/2023, C79000-G8976-C146-11
Preface
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