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Firmware Release-Notes SCALANCE W

Firmware Release-Notes SCALANCE W ....................................................................................... 2

1. SCALANCE W Firmware V2.0.0 ............................................................................................. 5

1.1. Affected Products ............................................................................................................. 5

1.2. New Functions .................................................................................................................. 6

1.3. Changes/Bugfixes ............................................................................................................ 6

2. SCALANCE W Firmware V3.1.0 ............................................................................................. 7

2.1. Affected Products ............................................................................................................. 7

2.2. New Functions .................................................................................................................. 8

2.3. Changes/Bugfixes ............................................................................................................ 9

3. SCALANCE W Firmware V3.2.0 ........................................................................................... 10

3.1. Affected Products ........................................................................................................... 10

3.2. New Functions ................................................................................................................ 11

3.3. Changes/Bugfixes .......................................................................................................... 11



4.2. New Functions ................................................................................................................ 13




5.2. New Functions ................................................................................................................ 16




6.2. New Functions ................................................................................................................ 19





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7.2. New Functions ................................................................................................................ 21




8.2. New Functions ................................................................................................................ 23




9.2. New Functions ................................................................................................................ 26


10. SCALANCE W Firmware V6.0.0 ....................................................................................... 27


10.2. New Functions ................................................................................................................ 28




11.2. New Functions ................................................................................................................ 31




12.2. New Functions ................................................................................................................ 33




13.2. New Functions ................................................................................................................ 36


14. General Hints ..................................................................................................................... 37

15. Description of Download Process: .................................................................................... 39

15.1. SCALANCE W780 und SCALANCE W740 ................................................................... 39



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15.2. SCALANCE W770, SCALANCE W760, SCALANCE W730 und SCALANCE W720 .. 39



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1. SCALANCE W Firmware V2.0.0

1.1. Affected Products

Product name Ordering number (RoW) Ordering number (USA)

SCALANCE W748-1 RJ45 6GK5748-1FC00-0AA0 6GK5748-1FC00-0AB0



SCALANCE W748-1 M12 6GK5748-1GD00-0AA0 6GK5748-1GD00-0AB0





SCALANCE W786-2IA RJ45 6GK5786-2HC00-0AA0 6GK5786-2HC00-0AB0

SCALANCE W786-2 SFP 6GK5786-2FE00-0AA0



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1.2. New Functions

iPCF (industrial Point Coordination Function) – This function can only be used in conjunction with a KEY-PLUG W780 iFeatures (order no. 6GK5 907-8PA00) or W740 iFeatures (order no. 6GK5 907-4PA00).

Support of Network Address Port Translation (NAPT) in the Client or device mode ‘Client’

Adjustment of the data transmission speeds with IEEE 802.11a/b/g and IEEE 802.11n Recording of the receive signal strength of the connected Access Points with the aid of a

signal recorder in the Client (can only be configured via CLI) Indication of the current information on Spanning Tree and setting of the Root Bridge

under Information in WBM Indication of Learning Table under Infromaion in WBM Automatic update of overview lists in WBM (Information > WLAN) The download of the country approval list stored in the unit includes a pdf file in addition

to the csv file The following countries were added to the country list: Chile, Kolumbien, Hongkong,

Singapur, Taiwan, Uruguay There is no approval available yet for some countries (marked with asterisk in the Web Interface and Command Line Interface). The current status of country approvalscan be found at �www.siemens.com/wireless-approvals

1.3. Changes/Bugfixes

Only for W700 Client (MLFB 6GK5 748-1xx00-0Ax0 and MLFB 6GK5 78x-xxx00-0Ax0 in device mode ‘Client’):

Sporadic duplication of Multicast / Broadcast frames with Layer2 Tunnel now corrected.



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SCALANCE W788-2 M12 EEC 6GK5788-2GD00-0TA0 6GK5788-2GD00-0TB0




SCALANCE W786-2 SFP 6GK5786-2FE00-0AA0



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2.2. New Functions

iREF (industrial Range Extension Function): this Access Points only feature can be activated using a KEY-PLUG W780 iFeatures (MLFB 6GK5 907-8PA00).

New information lists for iREF Clients und iREF WDS Partners. Enhanced display of WLAN statistics in Access Point and Client mode (Errors,

Management Sent, Management Received, Data Sent, Data Received). Web browsers on mobile devices are supported. Configuration Extension of SNMP v3 in WBM. „Severity Filters“ are available for the logtable: events can be filtered by „Info“, „Warning“

und „Critical“. Changes in Guard Interval’s settings: there are only two possible settings „Long (800ns)“

or „Long/Short (800ns/400ns)“. Short Guard Interval (400ns) is supported now for HT-20 in 802.11n mode. Support for new antenna ANT793-8DP (frequencies 4.9GHz and 5GHz). The third antenna connector is blocked when antennas with a gain higher than 10 dBi is

used in FCC countries. New countriy approvals were added to the country list: The Bahamas, Bosnia and

Herzegovina, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Philippines and Thailand. Enhancements in Load&Save: „trace config“, „script“ and „startupInfo“. Enhancements in WBM:

o Additional information under „Overview AP“ (Max. Data rate, iFeature, Security) o Additional information under „Overview Client“ and „Available AP list“ (iFeatures,

Security, Type) o Additional information under „Redundancy“ (“root cost” and “bridge status”) o Additional information under „Start Page“ („PLUG Configuration“ and „PLUG

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Connection issue with 802.11n WLAN-Telephones was fixed. Problems with flood of PING were fixed. Wrong behavior of “Allowed Channels” after reboot was fixed. Management frames sent with wrong data rate were fixed. DFS issue, when only one allowed channel was configured, was fixed. iPCF behavior, when the security was activated and the WLAN mode was changed from

n to n-only, was fixed. Sporadic connection problems in iPCF mode were fixed. Sporadic connection problems between WLAN clients and controller-based access

points were fixed. Wrong information display under „overlaped APs“ in iPCF mode was fixed. Security issue with WEB keys was fixed. Gateway’s configuration issue was fixed. Too long response time with PING frames in iPCF mode was fixed. Connection problems with Clients, when the option „forced roaming on link down“ was

enabled in the Access Point, was fixed. Signal strength‘s display problem was fixed. Sporadic wrong information display of the MAC address after a reboot was fixed in

bootloader V01.12.00.



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SCALANCE W734-1 RJ45 6GK5734-1FX00-0AA0 6GK5734-1FX00-0AB0





SCALANCE W774-1 M12 EEC 6GK5774-1FY00-0TA0 6GK5774-1FY00-0TB0




SCALANCE W786-2 SFP 6GK5786-2FE00-0AA0 6GK5786-2FE00-0AB0








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3.2. New Functions

iPCF is now supported on following devices: SCALANCE W774-1 RJ45, SCALANCE W734-1 RJ45 and SCALANCE W774-1 M12 EEC.

KEY-PLUG iFeatures (MLFB 6GK5 907-8PA00) and KEY-PLUG W740 iFeatures (MLFB 6GK5 907-4PA00) are supported on SCALANCE W774-1 RJ45, SCALANCE W734-1 RJ45 and SCALANCE W774-1 M12 EEC.

Additional DFS channels in 5GHz frequency band for SCALANCE W780 are approved for USA, Canada, Colombia, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore and Uruguay.

New countries approvals were added to the country list, detailed information can be found in the respective countrylist, which is included in the download file.

Enhancement in WBM for “Available AP list” when using iPCF: all available Access Points transmitting on the current channel are shown.


iPCF roaming behavior was optimized. iPCF stability was improved. iPCF connection process was improved. Cold-start of WLAN client devices was optimized. Sporadic communication issues between SCALANCE W748 and SCALANCE W780C

were fixed. NTP time offset of 35 min. was fixed. DHCP behavior, when an „unlimited lease time“ is configured on the server was fixed. Packet loss when Ping frames are sent to WLAN client in L2T and 11n mode was fixed. Sporadic communication issue when using 11n-only mode and selected data rates was

fixed. Signal strength’s display was optimized. Problem with SNTP listen option was solved. Behaviour with Digital I/O in SCALANCE W788-x RJ45 and SCALANCE W748-1 RJ45

devices was solved. Issue with port link up on SCALANCE W786-2 SFP was fixed. HW retries default value in iPCF mode changed from 7 to 8.



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4.2. New Functions

"Inter AP Blocking" in the Access Point (only configurable in CLI). Inter AP Blocking enables a restriction of the communication of the clients connected to the Access Point. Only those devices are accessible to the clients that have been explicitly configured in the Access Point. The communication with other parties in the network is thus prevented - This function is only available in conjunction with a KEY-PLUG W780 iFeatures (article no. 6GK5 907-8PA00) or KEY-PLUG W700 Security (article no. 6GK5 907-0PA00).

SCALANCE W700 units can be used as PNIO Device in STEP 7. They are included in the Hardware Catalog of STEP 7 version V13 Update 3 + HSP0107 and higher; alternativly you can use a GSDML file in the unit for download. The Ethernet interface can be configured with STEP 7; furthermore, the PNIO diagnostic functions can also be used. The WLAN interface cannot be configured using STEP 7.

Support of tags (identification transponders) of the AeroScout company. The message frames transmitted by the tags will be passed on by the SCALANCE W700 Access Points to a target computer with AeroScout software. The AeroScout software will evaluate the information and can respond, if necessary (e.g. localization of persons in mining applications). For further information please read the documentation of the AeroScout Company (www.aeroscout.com). This function is only available in conjunction with a KEY-PLUG W780 iFeatures (article no. 6GK5 907-8PA00).

Use of the signal recorder in the Client module or Device Mode "Client" also via WBM Automatic changeover to daylight saving time and normal time can be configured

(Daylight Saving Time/DST) iREF (industrial Range Extension Function) is also supported by SCALANCE W774-1 -

This function is only available in conjunction with a KEY-PLUG W780 iFeatures (article no. 6GK5 907-8PA00).

The voltage supply via Power over Ethernet (PoE) can now be monitored (Fault Monitoring > Power Supply). – This function is only available in devices that support Power over Ethernet (PoE).

Name resolution via DNS (DNS Resolver) is supported with the following functions: SMTP Client, DHCP, SNMP Traps, Radius Server, Syslog Client

Display of the IP Mapping Table in the Client Module or Device Mode "Client". The table shows the assignment of MAC address and IP address which the Client uses to despatch incoming IP message frames to the correct MAC address (Information > WLAN).

The devices can be configured by means of STEP 7 (STEP 7 V13 Update 3 + HSP0107 and higher)



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The Log Tables (Event Log/WLAN Authentication Log) now list the ‘System Up Time’ and ‘System Time’ in separate columns.

Additional country radio approvals are available. The list of latest country radio approvals is available under: www.siemens.com/wireless-approvals


Sporadic connection problems of the Client with DCF and deactivated "Broadcast SSID" have been corrected

WEP key -> input by means of HEX characters: all hexadecimal charcters (0x00-0xff) can now be specified

Sporadic cold restarts of Access Points in the case of many SSH-accesses have been corrected

VLAN-tagged frames with W770/W730 and W760/W720: Frames of the size 1515 Bytes – 1518 Bytes will no longer be rejected

iPCF: Sporadic connection abortions in the case of Roaming with iPCF have been corrected.



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5.2. New Functions

DHCP Server in the client: Clients of the SCALANCE W700 series, or Access Points which are operated in client mode, have a DHCP server. This server does the address allocation for devices behind a client which is operated as NAT Gateway (except W721-1 RJ45, article no. 6GK5721-1FC00-0AA0/ article no. 6GK5721-1FC00-0AB0 and W761-1 RJ45, article no. 6GK5761-1FC00-0AA0/ article no. 6GK5761-1FC00-0AB0).

iPCF-MC: iPCF was developed to achieve short handover times when changing between radio cells (Roaming). However, the performance of iPCF is best only with RCoax cables. The iPCF-MC procedure, on the other hand, ensures short handover times even in the case of freely moving clients and many cells, or a large no. of used channels. iPCF-MC makes different use of the two radio interfaces of the Access Point: One interface works as management interface and transmits Beacons; the other interface transmits the user data; - this function is only available in conjunction with a KEY-PLUG W780 iFeatures (article no. 6GK5 907-8PA00) or W740 iFeatures (article no. 6GK5 907-4PA00) Note: If the function iPCF-MC is used, only devices with two WLAN interfaces can be used as Access Points.

In view of the increasing security requirements both iPCF and iPCF-MC only use the AES encryption procedure. As from version V05.00.00 the WEP encryption procedure can no longer be configured. Note: Existing installations that make use of the unsafe WEP encryption procedure should be adapted to the AES encryption procedure. This adaptation is definitely required before updating the firmware to V05.00.00.

Extension of the Ethernet statistics in the WBM: The counters of the IF-MIB (ifTable>ifEntry) will be displayed. (1107257)

Support of Network Address Port Translation (NAPT) also in the Client W722-1 RJ45 (article no. 6GK5722-1FC00-0AA0/ article no. 6GK5722-1FC00-0AB0).

Inter AP Blocking in the Access Point can now also be configured in the WBM: Inter AP Blocking can be used to restrict the communication of the clients connected to the Access Point. Only those devices are accessible to the clients which have been explicitly configured in the Access Point. Any communication with other subscribers in the network will be prevented - This function is only available in conjunction with a KEY-PLUG W780 iFeatures (article no. 6GK5 907-8PA00) or KEY-PLUG W700 Security (article no. 6GK5 907-0PA00).

Adaptation to the European guidelines EN300328 V1.8.1: Adaptation Adaptivity / Blocking in the 2.4 GHz range. The EN300328 V1.8.1 Standard is compulsory for all new devices as from Jan. 01, 2015.



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Optimization of the Signal Recorder: Automatic saving of the recording every 10 minutes and the files will remain intact even in the case of a cold restart of the unit. Recordings are also possible in the User Login.

Support of tags (identification transponders) of the AeroScout company also with the transmission standard IEEE802.11n and IEEE 802.11n-only (2.4 GHz).

Additional country radio approvals are available. The list of latest country radio approvals is available under: www.siemens.de/funkzulassungen


iPCF: Optimization of Roaming Behaviour with Ipcf. Error while processing DHCP requests resolved with switched unicast flag. Resolved sporadic startup problems after a cold start of W770 / W730. Sporadic restarts in W770/W730 and W760/W720 while registration and deregistration

of many clients fixed. iPCF: Sporadic restarts of access points that operate on non-interference-free channels

fixed. WPA2/WPA Group Key Interval: With SNMP and CLI, the time interval for the renewal of

the key (Group Key Interval) can be configured in the Access Point. Error of lack of SNMP configuration (SNMPv1 Trap Address) after firmware update fixed.



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6.2. New Functions

DHCP server in the Access Points: Access Points of SCALANCE W700 series have a DHCP server (except SCALANCE W761-1 RJ45 with MLFB: 6GK5761-1FC00-0AA0, MLFB: 6GK5761-1FC00-0AB0).

Support of user, server, and HTTPS certificates in file format (.p12, .pfx and .pem).


Enhancements of the multi rate mechanism in DCF mode were done. Sporadic packet lost during WLAN handovers in iPCF mode was fixed. iPCF-MC stability problems were fixed. Several enhancements for both iPCF and iPCF-MC protocols were done. Enhancements of the WLAN statistics in CLI were done; some values are displayed in

percentage. Ethernet driver’s update due to sporadic reboots from devices was done. WLAN roaming and background scan optimizations in DCF mode were done. Changes in WPA(2) key in order to allow a 64 hexadecimal digits key.



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7.2. New Functions

Sporadic restarts/reboots and connection problems with SCALANCE W734 and SCALANCE W774 are fixed.

Optimization in recognition of radar signals (DFS) Extension in the DFS mode - When the NOL-time has elapsed, the first configured

Channel is reused (primary channel).


Optimization of Multi-Rate-Method in DCF-Mode Sporadic packet-losses during WLAN-Handover in iPCF-Mode was fixed Generally improvements of iPCF-MC-protocols Several improvements in iPCF- and iPCF-MC protocols were done Expansion of WLAN-statistics in CLI; some figures are now also shown in percent Actualization of Ethernet drivers Improvement of Roaming- and Background Scan-Method in DCF-Mode Changes in WPA (2) key in order to allow a 64 hexadecimal digits key.



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8.2. New Functions

Signal Recorder with enhanced graphical interface is now available in WBM. The signal recorder is used to record the wireless signal between access point and client. (This feature is only supported by client devices or access points in client mode).

Spectrum Analyzer tool is available in WBM. With the spectrum analyzer it is possible to recognize, visualize and monitor the electromagnetic signals within a frequency range. (This feature is only available in access point mode).

Enhanced WLAN security settings in client mode. With the new security concept it is possible to define up to 8 different security contexts and assign them to different SSIDs independently. For iPCF and iPCF-MC only security context 1 can be used. (This feature is only supported by client devices or access points in client mode).

All SCALANCE W-devices support EtherNet/IP-diagnosis. The electronical data sheets (Electronic Data Sheet/EDS) can be downlaodad from each SCALANCE W700-device via HTTP or TFTP.

PROFINET protocol stack was upgraded. The new stack requires Primary Setup Tool (PST) version 4.2 (or newer).

A new GSDML file for all SCALANCE W devices is available. This file can be downloaded from each SCALANCE W700 device via HTTP or TFTP.

New enhancements to user account’s management. Now it is possible to create up to 16 different local user accounts with their own passwords and roles.

German language is now supported in WBM. New feature Multi Radar Detection and Prefer Configured DFS Channel improve the

detection and decision when radar signals are found on DFS channels.(This feature is only available in access point mode).

Aggregated MAC Service Data Unit (A-MSDU) for 802.11n is now configurable in WBM. Additional DFS pattern for FCC domain are now supported. New antennas can be configured in WBM: ANT793-8DL, ANT896-6MM and ANT795-

6MN. Oversize frames with a MTU size up to 1514 Bytes are supported (e.g. when using PRP) The Access Point W761-1 RJ-45 includes a DHCP-Server.

(all other Acess Points of the series SCALANCE W700 do support this function off firmware version 5.1)

Severity filters can be configured for WLAN Authentication Log. DHCP-Server functionality is now supported by SCALANCE W761-1 RJ-45. TFTP configuration supports FQDN entries. New country approvals are available. Please refer to: www.siemens.com/wireless-

approvals.



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Fragmentation threshold rules for fragmentation length for WLAN-Modi „802.11n“ and „802.11n“ were changed.

iPCF-MC: remove the support of channels in 4GHz frequency band for country Japan. Antenna ANT793-8DP removed from country Republic of Korea. Any SSID option attempts to connect to the access point that corresponds to the security

settings of security context 1. Status of WDS connections are shown in WLAN Authentication log. Issue with overlap-AP information showing channel 0 was fixed. HW retries default value in iPCF-MC mode was changed to 16.



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9.2. New Functions

New country approvals are available. Please refer to: www.siemens.com/wireless-approvals.


Client logon (DCF): Sporadic failure to establish connection in Access Point remedied (association denied because AP is unable to handle additional associated STAs

KEY-PLUG: Handling in case of power failure optimized Ethernet/IP: Revision of the EDS file for use with RSLogix/Rockwell Ethernet/IP & DHCP: Problem establishing connection after changing the IP address

over DHCP remedied SNMP: Improved query of online values (from the WLAN area) with SNMP-Get iPCF-MC: Communication for iPCF-MC with DFS improved iPCF-MC: Client accessibility (W730 and W720) improved iPCF-MC: Optimized handover Signal recorder: Graphic display of signal recorder (WBM and PDF file) standardized iPCF: Stability improvements DCF handover: Handover process in client optimized



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10.2. New Functions

industrial Parallel Redundancy Protocol (iPRP)* Optimization of PRP Functionality for WLAN purposes The following device does not include this function: W722-1 RJ45 item number 6GK5722-1FC00-0AA0/ 6GK5722-1FC00-0AB0

iPCF*: Prioritization of EtherNet/IP frames in iPCF iPCF-MC *: configuration for protocol prioritization of PROFINET and EtherNet/IP added Forced roaming on IP down MAC-based and IP-based Access Control List (ACL) User management via RADIUS Adjustment of password policy for user management possible Possibility to store firmware in ConfigPack (in the CLI) PRESET-functionality can be activated in the PLUG (in the CLI) SNMP: enlargement of the MIB table for direct request of mac-address of the connected

access points (snMspsWlanBssDiagTable) Security/RADIUS: Extension of a test function for RADIUS server iPCF-MC: configuration for protocol prioritization of PROFINET and EtherNet/IP has

been added NAT: I the Command Line Interface (CLI), the NAT connections can be displayed Support of the Ethway Protocol Spectrumanalyzer: Expansion of frequency range and stability improvements

* This is an iFeature function, which is only available after plugging-in a KEY-PLUG (W780 / W740). The device W722-1 RJ45 does not need a KEY-PLUG for using iFeature functions.



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Registration Client (DCF): Sporadic authentication issues after roaming fixed Stability improvements related to handling of multicast frames Sporadic restarts during the registration of clients in greenfield mode fixed iPCF / iPCF-MC: basic settings when activating iPCF and iPCF-MC changed:

o The settings AP communication "within own VAP" and "other VAP" are disabled o The setting MAC-mode is switched to "Layer 2 Tunnel"

WDS: Sporadic connection problems when using wireless encryption fixed Operator User was removed. Change takes effect after the update only when resetting

to factory settings EtherNet/IP: review of the EDS file (optimization for import with device images and

adaption of the product codes for different versions: W700 -> W701, W702, ...). Note: If an EDS file from v5.2.1 is used and the device runs with Firmware V6.0.0, then the devices no longer go online

DHCP: Validation of settings for DHCP server is carried out only upon activation of the IPv4 Address bands

VLAN: adaptation to support multiple tagged VLAN frames MAC Mode Layer 2 Tunnel: MAC address of the VAP, on which the client has logged on,

is transmitted via Layer 2 update frame Not all VAP interfaces of a radio interface can be disabled. adjustments in the Command Line Interface (CLI) due to uniformity to other SCALANCE

products and functionality enhancements SNMPv3: misbehavior when creating and deleting users was fixed

General stability improvements



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Sporadic association problems with iPCF clients fixed Sporadic restarts fixed, when clients using power save mode U-APSD connect to

the access point General stability improvements of iPRP protocol



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12.2. New Functions

Support of IPv6 Expansion signal recorder in the client: Bidirectional recording, measurement of

the connected access point is displayed as well Expansion WLAN statistics: In addition to the number, the percentage of fault

telegrams is displayed in the WBM. Information – WLAN: The background noise (noise floor) on the current channel

is displayed for each antenna connection. Client – Renew DHCP after roaming: After changing to a different access point, a

check is made to determine whether the IPv4 address of the client is still valid and a new address is requested, if necessary.

Client - Background scan mode: A threshold can be set for the "Always" setting. If this value is undershot, the client scans for further access points.

iPRP: The iPRP function is also supported by SCALANCE W722-1 RJ45. Firmware on PLUG: The firmware can also be saved on the C/KEY PLUG for

configuration. This means you can use the PLUG for automatic firmware updates/downgrades.

Network Address Translation (NAT): NAT can also be activated when the "MAC mode" "Automatic" or "Manual" is configured on the client.

NAT - IPv6 transparent mode: IPv6 frames are forwarded without changes between Ethernet and WLAN.

CountryList - India: The channels 149-165 (5745- 5825 MHz) can now also be used in "outdoor mode" in India.

CountryList - China: Additional channels (CH 36-48/5180-5240 MHz and CH 52-64/5260-5320 MHz) are now available for use in China.

CountryList: Activation of channels (CH 149-165/5745-5825 MHz) frequencies) for wireless applications with short range (Non-specific Short Range Devices/SRD) in countries that work according to the ETSI standard.

Remote capture: Support of frames (WLAN and Ethernet) recorded with Wireshark

SNTP: Support of two SNTP servers Antennas: Expansion of antenna name in antenna selection in the WBM for

better distinction Activation of SCALANCE W online pages in TIA V14



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Sporadic restarts in data traffic with frames (MTU size > 1514 bytes) corrected Deauthentication client (DCF): Sporadic error with client logoff was corrected iPRP: General optimizations and only one VAP is still supported for SCALANCE

W774 SNMPv3: Troubleshooting when removing a v3 user Error control: Monitoring of power supply for SCALANCE W760/W720 was

removed Signal recorder: Display problems corrected iPCF: Optimization during data exchange



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Product name Ordering number RoW Ordering number USA Ordering number Israel


SCALANCE W722-1 RJ45 6GK5722-1FC00-0AA0 6GK5722-1FC00-0AB0 6GK5722-1FC00-0AC0


SCALANCE W738-1 M12 6GK5738-1GY00-0AA0




SCALANCE W774-1 RJ45 6GK5774-1FX00-0AA0 6GK5774-1FX00-0AB0 6GK5774-1FX00-0AC0


SCALANCE W778-1 M12 6GK5778-1GY00-0AA0












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13.2. New Functions

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General stability improvements Sporadic restarts when using NTP with FQDN have been remedied Sporadic restarts after firmware updates have been remedied AMSDU: Calculation of the length of aggregated packages has been corrected iPCF-MC: Optimization of handover iPRP: Optimization of iPRP protocol iPRP: iPRP error correction in SCALANCE W786-2 SFP Rectification of sporadic connection problems during handover when several

security contexts are used Signal recorder: Incorrect number of logged-on clients corrected STEP 7 Professional: User authentication is performed when a configuration is

loaded from STEP 7 onto the device



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14. General Hints

This version contains security-related improvements which increase ruggedness. We recommend performing an update.

Due to the increasing security requirements, only the AES encryption method is supported with iPCF and iPCF-MC. As of V05.00.00, the WEP encryption method can no longer be configured. Note: Existing installations that use the non-secure WEP encryption methods should be upgraded to the more secure AES encryption method. In any case, this upgrade must be carried out before a firmware update to the V05.00.00.

The transfer protocol IEEE 802.11b is not supported in combination with iPCF,

which means the SCALANCE W700-xRR devices must not be configured with the IEEE 802.11b operating mode in mixed operation.

AP communication: When the function "within own VAP" or "with other VAPs" is

disabled, the different WLAN clients can no longer see each other. This means Address Collision Detection (ACD) also no longer works reliably.

After the update, channels may no longer be available with the current

configuration due to a restriction of existing approvals (F-LED is illuminated). In this case, you need to check the settings for antennas (antenna gain).

Because changes may occur in the national approvals while the documentation

for the firmware is being completed, there may be differences between the national approvals listed in V6.1.0 and in the Compact Operating Instructions. At the time of the release, the settings according to the country list of firmware V6.1.0 are valid. There is no approval available yet for some countries. They are marked with an asterisk in the Web Based Management and Command Line Interface. The currently available national approvals can be found in the list of wireless approvals under www.siemens.com/wireless-approvals.

In addition, the list of countries corresponding to your device is offered directly in

the Web Based Management for download.



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To download the list, open the "System" folder in the Web interface of the corresponding SCALANCE W700 product and click "Load&Save". The country list suitable for your SCALANCE W700 product can be downloaded by clicking "Save" in the "CountryList" row.

Only the Primary Setup Tool Version 4.2 is compatible with firmware version

6.1.0.

Note: If you are using an EDS file from V5.2.1 and the device is running with firmware V6.1.0, the devices will no longer go online.

Incompatibility with iPRP: iPRP systems with version V6.0.0 are not compatible

with devices with version V6.1.0. All devices must have the same firmware version (V6.0.0 or V6.1.0).



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15. Description of Download Process:

15.1. SCALANCE W780 und SCALANCE W740

The current firmware for SCALANCE W780 and SCALANCE W740 devices can be downloaded for free from Siemens Service and Support (Download W780/W740) Homepage as zip-file "SCALANCE_W780_W740_V??_??_??.zip". Double click on the file generates following update file: - SCALANCE_W780__W740_ V??_??_??.sfw Next please open the folder “System” in the web interface of the corresponding SCALANCE W700 product and click on the point “Load&Safe”. In the line “Firmware” the file "SCALANCE_W780_W740_ V??_??_??.sfw" can be imported by clicking on “Load”. After finishing the loading, a restart is required. Further information for loading new firmware is available in chapter 6.1 of the configuration manual.

15.2. SCALANCE W770, SCALANCE W760, SCALANCE W730 und SCALANCE W720

The current firmware for SCALANCE W780 and SCALANCE W740 devices can be downloaded for free from Siemens Service and Support (Download W780/W740) Homepage as zip-file "SCALANCE_ SCALANCE_W770_W760_W730_W720_V??_??_??.zip". Double click on the file generates following update file: - SCALANCE_ SCALANCE_W770_W760_W730_W720_ V??_??_??.sfw Next please open the folder “System” in the web interface of the corresponding SCALANCE W700 product and click on the point “Load&Safe”. In the line “Firmware” the file "SCALANCE_ SCALANCE_W770_W760_W730_W720_ V??_??_??.sfw" can be imported by clicking on “Load”. After finishing the loading, a restart is required. Further information for loading new firmware is available in chapter 6.1 of the configuration manual.

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