Table of contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................................ v
Security information ................................................................................................................ v
Supplementary documentation ............................................................................................... vi
SIMATIC NET glossary ............................................................................................................. vi
Registered trademarks ............................................................................................................ vi
Warranty ................................................................................................................................ vii
Training ................................................................................................................................. vii
Customer support .................................................................................................................. vii
Contacting Siemens .............................................................................................................. viii
1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Operating System .................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Requirements and Restrictions ............................................................................... 3
1.3 Security recommendations .................................................................................... 4
1.4 Operating temperature range and behavior ........................................................... 6
1.5 Rebooting/powering down the RUGGEDCOM APE module ...................................... 6
1.6 Internal network interface ..................................................................................... 6
1.7 Default IP Addresses .............................................................................................. 7
1.8 RUGGEDCOM APE Ethernet and network settings ................................................... 8
1.8.1 Example: Networking in factory default conditions ................................................ 8
1.8.2 Example: RX1500 Services and WAN Networking ................................................... 9
1.9 Decommissioning the module ............................................................................. 10
2 Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 13
2.1 Logging in to RUGGEDCOM APE .......................................................................... 13
2.2 Adding a User (Linux Only) ................................................................................. 13
2.3 Setting the Root and User Passwords (Linux Only) ............................................... 14
2.4 Setting the BIOS Password .................................................................................. 14
2.5 Disabling Alternative Boot Options ...................................................................... 15
2.6 Setting the GRUB Bootloader Password ................................................................ 16
2.7 Setting the Hard Drive Password ......................................................................... 17
2.8 Disabling the Gigabit Ethernet Port (Linux Only) .................................................. 17
2.9 Configuring IEC 61850 remote capabilities .......................................................... 17
2.10 Configuring boot options .................................................................................... 18
2.10.1 Setting the Boot Mode ........................................................................................ 18
2.10.2 Changing the BIOS Boot Order ............................................................................ 18
2.11 Troubleshooting the RUGGEDCOM APE ................................................................ 19
RUGGEDCOM APE (Application Processing Engine)
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