Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Function Manual page 10

General information
2.1 Properties of the Web server
Reading out information
You can read out the following information from the CPU with the Web server:
● Start page with general CPU information (Page 19)
● Identification information (Page 22)
● Content of the diagnostic buffer (Page 23)
● Module information (Page 24)
● Alarms (Page 30) (without acknowledgment option)
● Information about Communication (Page 32)
● PROFINET- Topology (Page 34)
● User pages (Page 44)
● File browser (Page 67)
On the following pages you will find detailed information on the HTML pages.
Web access to the CPU via PG/PC, HMI devices and mobile terminal devices
Proceed as follows to access the Web server:
1. Use STEP 7 to download a project to S7-1500 in which the Web server is enabled.
2. Enable WLAN on the display device and establish a connection to the access point (e.g.,
3. Open the web browser on the display device.
4. Enter the IP address of the CPU in the "Address" field of the web browser in the format:
For HMI devices operating with the preinstalled Windows CE operating system (V 5.x or
earlier), the CPU information is processed in a browser especially developed for Windows
CE. The information appears in a simplified format in this browser.
The Web server offers websites with reduced complexity that can be used on devices with
smaller screens and less computing power.
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– Important interface parameters
– Port statistics
– Display of the communication resources
– Display of the actual topology
– Display of the target topology specified in configuration data
SCALANCE W788-1RR or SCALANCE W784-1, etc.).
If you are not working with WLAN, connect the display device (PG/PC, HMI, mobile
terminal device, such as tablet PC or smartphone) with the CPU or a communication
module using a PROFINET interface.
http://a.b.c.d or https://a.b.c.d (exemplary input: http://192.168.3.141).
The CPU intro page opens. From the intro page you can navigate to additional
information. Additional information on access using the secure transmission protocol
"https" is available in the chapter Configuring the Web server (Page 11) in the section
"Permit access only with HTTPS only".
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