Industrial wireless LAN

The ongoing digitalization in the industry would not be possible without modern communication technologies. To offer companies the best possible infrastructure for the exchange of all types of data, Siemens has developed special Industrial Wireless LAN (IWLAN) products with special supplementary functions that meet the specific requirements of WLAN in industry. Especially applications in automation, such as automotive manufacturing, transportation and logistics as well as the oil and gas industry benefit from these products.

The SCALANCE W products provide a combination of reliability, ruggedness and security in a single product:

You can receive an overview on the following page:

www.siemens.com/iwlan

• High level of investment protection, as all products comply with the universally recognized IEEE 802.11 standard and are suitable for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
• No wear and tear – saves maintenance and repair costs for plug-in connections, cable carriers, sliding contacts or winding devices
• Predictable data traffic (real time) and defined response times on the radio link
• Wireless transmission of standard and fail-safe signals with PROFINET and PROFIsafe, Ethernet/IP, CIP Safety and other automation protocols
• Low-cost installation in Zone 2 hazardous areas
• High data rates of up to 1 733 Mbps for applications requiring high bandwidths (e.g. video transmission) and high user density in the network
• Expansion of certain SCALANCE W products with special industrial functions via KEY-PLUG or CLP iFeature is possible
• Simple device replacement in the event of a fault thanks to KEY-PLUGs/C-PLUGs/CLPs for SCALANCE W700 (11n devices) or CLP for SCALANCE W1700 and W700 (11ac/11ax devices)