Glossary · Industrial cybersecurity
SCALANCE (Siemens)
Also known as: Siemens SCALANCE
German: SCALANCE
SCALANCE is the Siemens product family of industrial network components, including managed and unmanaged Ethernet switches, industrial wireless LAN devices, routers and security appliances for production networks.
- Cybersecurity
In one sentence
SCALANCE is Siemens' family of industrial network components: Ethernet switches, industrial WLAN, routers and security appliances.
Example
The cell network uses SCALANCE switches with VLANs to separate the machine network, and a security appliance as the conduit to the plant network.
How it applies
- Engineering: Network components implement segmentation, redundancy and wireless connectivity; their configuration is part of the network design.
- Security: Switch and router settings (VLANs, firewall rules, user accounts, firmware) implement Zones and conduits; firmware updates belong to Patch management.
- Documentation: The documentation team should document network topology, device roles and required settings, and reference firmware versions, without reproducing vendor manuals.
- Operation: Monitor network components for configuration changes and security events.
Track the support status of installed network components. Default passwords and unused services on network components should be changed or disabled during commissioning.
Keep in mind: Product names, variants and features change. Check them against the vendor's current documentation before citing them in specifications or manuals.