General Information; Properties Of The Web Server - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Function Manual

General information

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Properties of the Web server

Benefits of the Web server
The Web server gives you the option to monitor your CPU across a network. This permits
evaluation and diagnostics over long distances. Monitoring and evaluation is possible without
STEP 7; all you need is a web browser. Make sure that you protect the CPU from being
compromised through the use of different methods (e.g., limiting network access, using
firewalls).
Activating the Web server
The Web server is deactivated in the delivery state of the CPU. This means that you must
load a project in which the Web server is activated to enable access using the web browser.
Safety functions
The Web server provides the following security functions:
● Access via secure transmission protocol "https"
● User authorizations you can configure by means of user list
● Enabling for specific interfaces
Web browser
You need a web browser to access the HTML pages of the CPU.
The following web browsers have been tested explicitly for communication with the CPU:
● Internet Explorer (Version 8)
● Mozilla Firefox (Version 5.0)
● mobileSafari (iOS5)
Web server
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