REMOTE MAINTENANCE OF A

SIEMENS S7-1200 OU S7-1500 PLC

USING THE M2ME_CONNECT SERVICE

Application note : FA248-1

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 Remote maintenance of a SIEMENS S7-1200 S7-1500 PLC
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SOMMAIRE

1 SUBJECT ............................................................................................................................................................. 3

2 DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

2.1 List of the devices .................................................................................................................................. 3

2.2 Case 1 : Using a « RAS-E » to connect to the S7-1200 through a factory network ........................ 4

2.3 Case 2 : Using a « RAS-3G » to connect to the S7-1200 through the 3G network........................ 4

2.4 Connections............................................................................................................................................ 5

3 CONFIGURATION................................................................................................................................................ 6

3.1 Configuring the PLC............................................................................................................................... 6

3.2 Configuring the RAS machine access point........................................................................................ 6

3.3 Creating a remote site in the M2Me software ...................................................................................... 6

4 USING TIA PORTAL REMOTELY ....................................................................................................................... 7

4.1 Connecting the PC the the remote PLC network ................................................................................ 7

4.2 Connect TIA Portal to the PLC .............................................................................................................. 8

4.3 Disconnect the PC............................................................................................................................... 10

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1 Subject
The subject of this document is to describe how to setup So_Machine and the « RAS » machine
access point to connect remotely to a Schneider Electric M358 PLC through the M2Me_Connect
service provided by ETIC TELECOM.

2 Description

2.1 List of the devices

Device reference Version

• Machine access point RAS-E-1400 (case 1)
RAS-3G (case 2)
• M2Me_Connect pack including
- The M2Me_Secure software V 1.43

- X509 certif icate delivered by ETIC TELECOM

• S7-1211 PLC

• TIA portal V12

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2.2 Case 1 : Using a « RAS-E » to connect to the S7-1200 through a factory network

TIA Portal Serveur M2Me_Connect

+ M2Me_Secure software
VPN RAS-E S7-1200

Remote maintenance Router Internet Router Factory

network network
B
E
Proxy
Proxy « machine»
F C network
A

2.3 Case 2 : Using a « RAS-3G » to connect to the S7-1200 through the 3G network

TIA Portal M2Me_Connect server

+ M2Me_Secure software RAS-3G
VPN S7-1200
Remote
maintenance Routeur Internet GSM-3G

E
Proxy
« machine »
F network
A

Remark : The RAS-3G can also be used to connect the machine through the factory network as
shown in case 1

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2.4 Connections

RAS-E

WAN Ethernet interface to the

Factory network (case 1)

LAN Ethernet interface

to the machine network (PLCs …)
9 to 40Vdc

WAN interface to the 3G

RAS-3G
wireless network (case 2)

LAN Ethernet interface

to the machine network (PLCs …)
9 to 40Vdc

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3 Configuration
3.1 Configuring the PLC
Assign an Ip address to the PLC

Remark :

Case 1 : using the factory network (RAS-E)

The machine network IP domain (A) must be different from the factory network IP domain (B) and
from the remote maintenance network IP domain (E).

Case 2 : using the factory network (RAS-3G)

The machine network IP domain (A) must be different from the remote maintenance network IP
domain (E).

3.2 Configuring the RAS machine access point

We give below a general information about the RAS configuration. For detailed infrmation, please
refer to the manual (RAS-E = 9018209-02 or RAS-3G = 9019209-01).
• Enter the configration html server (default IP addr. : 192.168.0.128),

• LAN interface menu (Machine interface)

Assign an IP address to the LAN interface of the the RAS ; that address must belong to the
machine IP network .

Enter the IP addresses (1 or several) which will be assigned automatically to the remote PC
when it will connect. That addresses must belong the machine IP network.

• WAN interface menu

RAS-E (factory network) : select either the DHCP option, or assign a fixed IP address to that
interface and enter the other IP paramaters.

RAS-3G (3G network) : Enter the login, password and APN of the 3G subscription.

• M2Me menu
Select the Remote users menu and then M2Me.

3.3 Creating a remote site in the M2Me software

• Launch the M2me_Secure software.
• Select « Menu ».
• Click « New site ». The Site window is dispayed.
• Select the General tab and assign a name to the new site
• Select the « Connection » tab,

Select the two checkboxes : « The site can be reached through Internet » and « The site can
be reached through M2Me ».

Enter the « product key » code which identifies the remote RAS-router. The “product key” can
be copied from the menu ABOUT of the RAS-router.

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4 Using TIA Portal remotely

4.1 Connecting the PC the the remote PLC network
• Launch M2Me_Secoure

Step 1 : Connect the PC to the

M2Me_Connect service

A green e is displayed at the

bottom of the page.
Connection button to
• Step 2 : Connect the PC to the connect the PC to the
PLC network remote PLC network

Select the machine in the list

Click the Connection button to The PC is now

connect safely the PC to the remote connected to the
network M2Me_Connect
i

Once the PC is connected to the

remote network, a small figurine is
displayed in front of the site label

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4.2 Connecting TIA Portal to the PLC

• Launch TIA Portal

• Select the project in
the list and click
« open »

The project tree is

displayed

• Select « Open the

project screen »

• Select the PLC

• Click « On-line».

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• In the scrolling list

entitled « Mode », select
PN/IE ;

• In the scrolling list

entitled
« PG/PC interface»,
select « TAP-WIN32
ADAPTER V9#2.

TIA PORTAL displays

the list of the remote
PLCs

• Click the « Connect »

button

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TIA PORTAL dispalys

that the PLC is
connecetd

You can now work as

ussually

4.3 Disconnecting the PC

Disconnect TIA portal from the PLC : Click the « disconnect the on-line connection » icon.

Disconnect the PC fro mthe remote network : Click the disconnect icon of the M2Me software.

Close M2Me if necessary.

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