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Siemens STEP7
Use this strategy on Siemens devices that expose the S7 protocol, such as 300/400/1200/1500.

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- Alerts and Incidents
- Discovery
- Smart Polling
  - Smart Polling (Guardian only)
    Smart Polling actively contacts nodes to retrieve information for new nodes, and to enrich the information for existing nodes.
  - Strategies
    - Strategies overview
      Smart Polling strategies are network-based methods that directly reach the monitored assets with concise, safe and effective protocol-specific messages, enhancing visibility in the Nozomi Networks solution.
    - Advantech EdgeLink
      Use this strategy on Advantech EdgeLink devices that expose the proprietary UDP protocol.
    - Advantech EKI HTTPS
      Use this strategy on Advantech EKI wireless access point devices that expose the HTTPS protocol.
    - AutomationDirect Productivity
      Use this strategy on AutomationDirect devices that expose the Productivity protocol.
    - Avalue UWB TCP
      Use this strategy on Ultra Wide Band Avalue devices that expose their own protocol.
    - Axis HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on Axis devices that expose the HTTP(s) protocol.
    - BACnet
      Use this strategy on devices that expose the BACnet protocol.
    - Beckhoff
      Use this strategy to poll Beckhoff devices through their HTTP interface.
    - Belden/Hirschmann Rail Data Diode HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on Belden/Hirschmann Rail Data Diode devices that expose the HTTP(S) protocol.
    - Bently Nevada
      Use this strategy on Bently Nevada devices exposing their own protocol.
    - Dahua DHIP/DVRIP devices
      Use this strategy on DAHUA devices that expose the DHIP/DVRIP protocols.
    - Eaton EasyProtocol
      Use this strategy on Eaton devices that expose the easyProtocol protocol.
    - EtherNet/IP
      Use this strategy on devices that expose the EtherNet/IP protocol, such as Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley devices.
    - GE MDS TD Series Telnet
      Use this strategy on GE MDS TD Series radio control devices that expose the Telnet protocol.
    - GE Telnet
      Use this strategy on General Electric devices that expose GE's telnet protocol flavor (e.g. controllers, or Mark panels).
    - Bosch Rexroth HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on Bosch Rexroth devices that expose the HTTP(S) protocol.
    - Cognex HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on Cognex devices that expose the HTTP(S) protocol.
    - Fanuc HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on Fanuc devices that expose the HTTP(S) protocol.
    - GE Healthcare HTTP
      Use this strategy on General Electric devices hosting the Common Service Desktop web application.
    - GE Grid Solutions HTTP
      Use this strategy on General Electric Grid Solutions devices that expose the HTTP(S) protocol, such as the N60 Network Relay.
    - Lanner BMC HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on Lanner devices mounting an American MegaTrends MegaRAC SP-X BMC solution that expose HTTP(S).
    - Schneider HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on Schneider APC devices that expose the HTTP(S) protocol.
    - Sewio HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on SEWIO UWB devices that expose the HTTP(S) protocol.
    - Tyan BMC HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on Tyan devices mounting an American MegaTrends MegaRAC SP-X BMC solution that expose the HTTP(S) protocol.
    - Ubisense HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on Ubisense assets that expose an HTTP user interface.
    - Inaba Choco Tei HTTP
      Use this strategy on Inaba Choco Tei devices that expose the HTTP protocol.
    - Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT
      Use this strategy on Mitsubishi Electric devices that expose the MELSOFT protocols, such as: GOT1000, GOT2000, Q-Series, iQ-R Series.
    - IEC 61850-8-1 (MMS)
      Use this strategy on IED devices that expose the IEC 61850-8-1 protocol.
    - Modbus
      Use this strategy on devices that expose the Modbus protocol, e.g. Schneider Electric (SE) Modicon and PowerLogic ION, Emerson iPRO, Siemens S7 series. Note: Generic collected items are an approximate list. Specific items vary depending on the specific target OS version or local configuration and might not be available.
    - Moxa
      Use this strategy on Moxa devices that expose the Moxa proprietary protocol.
    - Moxa HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on Moxa devices that expose the HTTP(S) protocol.
    - ONVIF HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on devices that expose the ONVIF protocol on HTTP/HTTPS.
    - Owl OPDS SSH
      Use this strategy on Owl OPDS devices that expose the SSH protocol.
    - Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH TSN 2000 Series HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH TSN 2000 series devices that expose the HTTP/HTTPS protocol.
    - Phoenix Contact WP6000 HTTPS
      Use this strategy on Phoenix Contact WP6000 (HMI) devices that expose the HTTPS protocol.
    - Phoenix Contact mGuard
      Use this strategy on Phoenix Contact mGuard devices that expose the HTTPS protocol.
    - Phoenix Contact PLCNext HTTPS
      Use this strategy on Phoenix Contact PLCNext-based devices (e.g. AXC F 3152) that receive information by using the HTTPS protocol.
    - Reolink Baichuan
      Use this strategy on Reolink devices that expose the TCP Baichuan protocol.
    - Siemens STEP7
      Use this strategy on Siemens devices that expose the S7 protocol, such as 300/400/1200/1500.
    - SEL telnet
      Use this strategy on Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories devices exposing SEL's telnet protocol flavor.
    - Sensor Net Connect
      Use this strategy on Sensor Net Connect devices that expose their proprietary UDP-based protocol.
    - Shelly mDNS
      Use this strategy on Shelly devices that expose the mDNS protocol.
    - Siemens SIPROTEC HTTP(S)
      Use this strategy on SIPROTEC 4 or SIPROTEC 5 devices that expose the HTTP(S) protocol.
    - SNMP
      Use this strategy on devices that expose the SNMP protocol (v1, v2c, v3). It includes vendor-specific data extraction for the following device types: Brocade switches, Fortinet switches, Hirschmann switches, N-Tron switches, Schneider Electric APC PDUs.
    - SSH
      Use this strategy on devices that expose the SSH protocol. Note: generic collected items are an approximate list. Specific items vary depending on the specific target OS version or local configuration and might not be available. It includes vendor-specific data extraction for the following device types: Tridium Niagara (e.g. JACE 8000 and 9000 controllers).
    - Tattile NTCP
      Use this strategy on Tattile devices that expose the NTCP protocol.
    - Tyco exacqVision
      Use this strategy on Tyco exacqVision assets that receive information by using the HTTP protocol.
    - UPnP
      Use this strategy on devices that expose the UPnP service over HTTP(S).
    - Wago Management
      Use this strategy on Wago devices that expose the Wago management protocol.
    - WinRM
      Use this strategy on Windows devices that expose the WinRM service. Note: generic collected items are an approximate list. Specific items vary depending on the specific target OS version or local configuration and might not be available.
    - WMI
      Use this strategy on Windows devices that expose the WMI interface. Note: generic collected items are an approximate list. Specific items vary depending on the specific target OS version or local configuration and might not be available.
    - Zettler/Ezcare TCP Gateway HTTP
      Use this strategy on Zettler/Ezcare TCP gateway devices that expose the HTTP protocol.
- Federal Information Processing Standards

Siemens STEP7

Use this strategy on Siemens devices that expose the S7 protocol, such as 300/400/1200/1500.

Credentials

This strategy does not require credentials.

Device-side ports

TCP/102

Arc availability

Since 1.6.0

Guardian availability

Since 21.8.0

Discovery trigger

Nodes discovered through the s7 discovery strategy will be automatically smart-polled by this strategy.

Collected items

This strategy enriches the monitored nodes with these items:

Device type
Firmware version
Hardware modules
Product name
Serial number
Vendor

Note: The collected items may vary depending on the device and its configuration.

Asset merging capabilities

The strategy does not feature asset merging capabilities.

Progressive mode queries

This strategy can use this progressive-mode query to identify the targeted nodes: nodes | where vendor include? siemens OR mac_vendor include? siemens OR protocols include? s7 OR protocols include? s7plus | where roles include? producer

Configuration parameters

Use the following command to apply a configuration parameter:

conf.user configure smart_polling_and_discovery strategy s7 <parameter> <value>

timeout

Timeout in milliseconds for S7 protocol operations

Default:

requests_delay_ms

Delay in milliseconds between consecutive S7 read requests

Default: 500