Siemens Electrical Lean Switch Web Based Management WBM, General, Requirements, Internet Browser

Diagnostics over Industrial Ethernet

6.3Web Based Management (WBM)

6.3.1General

The ELS includes integrated Web-Based Management; in other words, it can be operated using an Internet browser (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape). The modules are operated using a Java applet stored on the ELS that is loaded by the browser. The browser can load the applet only when a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is present. As of Version 6.x, Netscape provides a JVM integrated in the browser that can be used for Web Based Management. For the Microsoft Internet Explorer, the JVM Plugin must be installed separately. On the CD supplied, you will find a suitable JVM from Sun Microsystems. The latest JVM versions can also be downloaded from the Web pages of Sun Microsystems. For more detailed information, refer to the appendix of this documentation in the Section "Internet Browser Settings".

To access the ELS, the IP address must be entered in the address field of the browser. If there is a DNS server in your network that can interpret the address of the ELS, you can also access the module using the logical name.

All the information provided by the Java Applet is exchanged with the ELS using SNMP variables. The Management Information Base (MIB) of the ELS is on the supplied CD.

6.3.2Requirements

To access an ELS using WBM, the following requirements must be met:

●Internet Browser

You require a PC with an Internet browser. We recommend that you use a Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.5 or higher or a Netscape Browser Version 6.1 or higher.

Before your Internet browser will work with the ELS, you must make the correct settings in the browser.

For more information, refer to Section 6.5 of this manual.

●Firewall

If there is a Firewall installed in your network, please make sure that this is configured so that the Java Applet can access the SNMP Port 161.

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