Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CP 1243-8 IRC Operating Instructions Manual page 164

Configuration
4.19 Messages
You will find the character set supported for the text of the SMS message in the section
Character set for messages (Page 166).
For the configuration of the SMSC, refer to the section SMSC (Page 103).
E-mails
If important events occur, the CP can send e-mails. The recipient can be a PC with an
Internet connection or an S7-1200.
You configure the e-mails in STEP 7 in the data point and message configuration. You can
find this using the project tree:
Project > directory of the relevant station > Local modules > CP
For the view in STEP 7, refer to the section Data point configuration (Page 128).
Triggering sending of messages
The sending of the message is triggered by an event that is configured in the "Trigger" tab
(see below).
Requirements and necessary information
Remember the following requirements in the CP configuration for the transfer of SMS
messages and e-mails:
● Enabling telecontrol communication ("Communication types") parameter group
● Activating security functions
Only for SMS:
● An ST7 connection is configured via the serial interface of the CP and a message is
configured in the data point and message editor of STEP 7 Basic.
● An SMSC is configured in STEP 7 Basic
● A GSM module is connected to the RS-232 interface.
Only for e-mails.
● Configuring the "E-mail configuration" parameter group
To do this, you require the following information:
– Access data of the SMTP server: Address, port number, user name, password
– E-mail address of the recipient
– When using STARTTLS or SSL/TLS: Certificate of the e-mail service provider
"Message parameter"
Here you configure the recipient, the subject and the text of the message.
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