Brand: SIEMENS
Category: Control Unit
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Manual for SCALANCE SC-600
Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 7:29 p.m.
Manual Publish Date: 2021-10-01
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This manual provides information on installing, commissioning, and operating the SCALANCE SC-600 security appliances. It details configuration using the Web Based Management (WBM) interface, technical basics, security recommendations, and maintenance procedures. Key functions include IP address configuration, VLAN management, SNMP settings, firewall rules, VPN setup (IPsec, OpenVPN), and user management. Advanced topics cover system settings, Layer 2 and Layer 3 menus, security features, and troubleshooting.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Message Text Example | Explanation | Severity | Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSH: User "Admin" has logged out from 192.168.0.1. | User session completed - logged out. | Info | localo |
| WBM: Default user <admin> logged in from 192.168.0.1. | Default user has logged in via the IP address. | Info | localo |
| ACCEPT(1) in:vlan1 out:ppp0 len:52 s-mac:58:EF:68:B3:FA:CE d-mac:00:1B:1B:A7:5B:D8 s-ip:172.23.1.6 d-ip:158.85.11.68 tcp:53788->443 | A known device requested a connection. | Info or Warning or Error (configurable) | localo |
| REJECT(1) in:vlan1 out:ppp0 len:52 s-mac:58:EF:68:B3:FA:CE d-mac:00:1B:1B:A7:5B:D8 s-ip:172.23.1.6 d-ip:217.194.40.109 tcp:53773->443 | An unknown device requested a connection. The request was denied. | Info or Warning or Error (configurable) | localo |
| User service account is locked for 44 minutes after 10 unsuccessful login attempts. | If there are too many failed logins, the corresponding user account was locked for a specific period of time. | Warning | localo |
| [IKE] <c1|3> IKE_SA c1[1] established between 192.168.55.210[lokal].. 192.168.55.211[remote] | VPN connection is established (IPsec). | Info | localo |
| [IKE] <c1|3> deleting IKE_SA c2[1] between 192.168.55.211[lokal].. 192.168.55.210[remote] | VPN tunnel is closed (IPsec). | Info | localo |
| [IKE] <c1|1> received AUTHENTICATION_FAILED notify error | Authentication of VPN connection failed (IPsec). | Error | localo |
| OVPN_Conn_1[2427]: Initialization Sequence Completed | VPN connection is established (OpenVPN). | Info | localo |
| OpenVPN connection c1 has been deactivated. | VPN connection was closed (OpenVPN). | Info | localo |
| SINEMA RC - State of Digital Input changed to HIGH. SINEMA RC - OpenVPN connection established. | Remote access is permitted. (SINEMA RC, Digital Input) | Info | localo |
| [JOB] <to_Baugruppe1|21> deleting CHILD_SA after 20 seconds of inactivity | The remote session was ended after a period of inactivity (IPsec). | Notice | localo |
| OVPN_c1[26296]: [router] Inactivity timeout (--ping-restart), restarting | The remote session was ended after a period of inactivity (OpenVPN). | Notice | localo |
| SINEMA RC - State of Digital Input changed to LOW. SINEMA RC - OpenVPN terminated. | Remote access denied (SINEMA RC, Digital Input) | Info | localo |
| User specific firewall user "usf" activated rule set "rs1" with ip address "172.23.1.14". Timeout 5 minutes. | The user has logged onto the user-specific firewall. (USF Digital User Login) | Info | localo |
| User specific firewall digital input 1 activated rule set "cpu2" with ip "192.168.16.1". | The user has logged onto the user-specific firewall. (USF Digital Input Login) | Info | localo |
| User specific firewall user "usf" ruleset "rs1" time expired. | The access to the user-specific firewall was denied. The access time is expired. (USF User Logout) | Error | localo |
| User specific firewall user "usf" logged out by administrator configuration. | The access to the user-specific firewall was denied. The device administrator deactivates the user using the "Force Deactivate" button. (USF user force log out by admin) | Error | localo |
| User specific firewall user "usf" deactivated by administrator configuration. | The access to the user-specific firewall was denied. The device administrator has deactivated the user. (USF user deactivated by admin) | Error | localo |
| User specific firewall digital input 1 deactivated rule set "rs1". | The access to the user-specific firewall was denied. The corresponding set of rules has been deactivated. (USF Digital Input Logout) | Info | localo |
| WBM/UDP/TCP / Telnet / SSH / Console / PNIO / PB / OPC: The session of user admin was closed after 60 seconds of inactivity. | The current session was ended due to inactivity. | Warning | localo |
| WBM / UDP / TCP / Telnet / SSH / Console / PNIO / PB / OPC: Remote session OpenVPN was closed after 44 seconds of inactivity. | The remote session was ended after a period of inactivity. | Notice | localo |
| WBM/UDP/TCP / Telnet / SSH / Console / PNIO / PB / OPC: The maximum number of 10 concurrent login sessions exceeded. | The maximum number of parallel sessions has been exceeded. | Warning | localo |
| Device configuration changed. | The device configuration has been changed permanently. | Info | localo |
| [IKE] "c1" "1" received invalid DPD sequence number 10 (expected 12), ignored. | Integrity check failed (IPsec) | Error | localo |
| OVPN_c1[25409]: Authenticate/Decrypt packet error: packet HMAC authentication failed. | Integrity check failed (OpenVPN). | Error | localo |
| TFTP: Loaded file type Firmware V02.00.00 (restart required). | The firmware was successfully loaded. | Notice | localo |
| WBM: User admin loaded file type Firmware V02.00.00 (restart required). | The user has successfully loaded the firmware. | Notice | localo |
| WBM: Failed to load file type Firmware. | Firmware upload has failed. | Warning | localo |
| TFTP: Loaded file type Config (restart required). | The configuration is applied. | Notice | localo |
| TFTP: Loaded file type ConfigPack (restart required). | The configuration is applied. | Notice | localo |
| WBM: User admin loaded file type Config (restart required). | The configuration is applied. | Notice | localo |
| WBM: User admin loaded file type ConfigPack (restart required). | The configuration is applied. | Notice | localo |