Properties of the TS Adapter IE
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Variants of the TS Adapter IE
Variants of the TS Adapter IE
There are two variants of the TS Adapter IE:
● TS Adapter IE Modem
● TS Adapter IE ISDN
2.2
Functions
Functions of the TS Adapter IE
The TS Adapter IE has the following functions:
● Remote maintenance over the phone network
● Sending e-mail
● Standard routing
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– with an internal modem
– with a connection for an external modem or ISDN-TA
– with internal ISDN-TA
– with a connection for an external modem or ISDN-TA
Wit the TS Adapter IE, you can use an application running on the PG/PC, such as
STEP 7, to access Industrial Ethernet connected S7 and C7 automation components
over the phone network.
For this the TS Adapter IE requires
– a connection to the automation components via Industrial Ethernet,
– a modem connection to the PG/PC
With the AS_MAIL function block you can send e-mail from a SIMATIC CPU via the
TS Adapter IE. To do this, the TS Adapter IE establishes an outgoing modem connection
to a dial-up server, such as at an Internet Service Provider (ISP), and sends the e-mail
via a mail server accessible there.
With the TS Adapter IE you can set up a modem connection to an ISP to access data on
the Internet using a browser.
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