
Introduction
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Industrial Ethernet OSM/ESM Network Management
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1.2.3 Web-Based Management (WBM)
To allow users to introduce network management cost-effectively, Web-Based
Management is available for network management and diagnostics with the
SIMATIC NET switch modules.
With the aid of Web-Based Management, it is possible to address individual
network nodes or DTEs using an Internet browser such as the Netscape
Communicator or Internet Explorer. By using the browser technology, access to
network nodes on different platforms such as WinNT or UNIX is possible. Since
the user is generally familiar with a browser, network management can be learned
quickly and easily.
To allow Web-Based Management, an applet is stored on the OSM/ESM modules
from SIMATIC NET that is loaded with the browser. This applet accesses data
from the MIB of the addressed module dynamically and represents it graphically in
the browser.
Web-Based Management allows access to only one network node at a time. An
overview of all the nodes in the network and their topological arrangement is
possible only with an extensive SNMP-based network management tool.
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