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Configuration using the WBM
7.3 The menu items of the WBM
7.3.12
The "System - Device settings" menu item
In the "System - Device settings" menu item, you can update firmware, reset the
communications module to the factory settings, change the IP address of the
communications module, load certificates on the communications module and transfer
control files to the PC.
This page is divided into the following areas:
• Firmware update
• Reset
• Device description files
Figure 7-16
The "System - Device settings" menu item
Firmware update
• Firmware update
With the "Firmware update" button, you can update the firmware of the communications
module. For a detailed description of firmware updates, refer to the section "Firmware
update (Page 127)".
• Check
You can use the "Check" button to check the integrity of the firmware. You can use this
function to check whether the firmware matches the firmware published by Siemens or
whether it has possibly been maliciously modified.
Factory setting
In the "Factory setting" area, you can reset the communications module to the factory
settings or to the preset default values or restart it.
• Factory setting
Using the "Factory settings" button, you can reset the communications module to the
factory configuration settings. When you restore the factory settings of the
communications module, all set configuration data, settings of the user management and
address information are lost. After the reset, the communication module is automatically
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