Web Diagnostics; Requirements And Use - Siemens CP 343-1 User Manual

7 Web Diagnostics

With Web diagnostics, the CP provides you with the option of calling up the most
important settings of a connected station and the status of their network
connections and communication partners from an HTTP client on a PG/PC. You
can also query the diagnostic buffer entries of the modules of the rack in which the
CP is located.
Using Web diagnostics, you can only read the data of the connected station.
7.1

Requirements and Use

Settings for Access to Diagnostic Data
Check the following settings that are necessary for access to the diagnostic data:
S To load diagnostic data, Java Script must be enabled in the Internet browser.
S The browser must support frames.
S Cookies must be accepted.
S The browser should be set so that it downloads the current data from the server
automatically each time it accesses a page.
In Internet Explorer, you will find these settings in the "Tools" menu
Options"
button.
S When using a firewall on your PG/PC, the following port must be enabled for
Web diagnostics: "http port 80/TCP"
Note
Station or device names configured in STEP 7 with special characters (for
example umlauts ä, ü etc.) may possibly be incorrectly interpreted in Web
diagnostics.
Starting and Working with Web Diagnostics
Follow the steps outlined below to start Web diagnostics:
1. Connect your PC with the LAN to which the CP is connected.
2. Start the Internet browser and enter the following address in the address line of
your Internet browser:
http:\\<IP address of the CP>
Web diagnostics opens with the "Start Page".
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