Controller not found after activation of encrypted communication

Corrected with:
Controller c430 from V1.13
Controller c520 from V1.13
Controller c550 from V1.13
Behavior of the new version:
Even after activating encrypted communication, the controller is found during the network scan.

Description of the behavior:
When clicking on the <Scan Network> button on the 'Communication Settings' tab of the controller (device), the controller is not found.

Conditions under which the behavior occurs:

  • As soon as 'Enforced Encryption' has been activated in the 'Runtime Security Policy', 
  • encrypted communication between PLC Designer and controller has been activated and 
  • the certificate for encrypted communication was only accepted for the session, 
the controller will no longer be found after the next start of PLC Designer when searching the network.

Affected products:

Controller c430 from V1.13
Controller c520 from V1.13
Controller c550 from V1.13

Short-term measures, Recommendations, Rating:
Disable the encrypted connection. To do this, see the AKB article 'Deactivate encrypted communication between PLC Designer and control unit'.

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Taxonomy: Controller c430 , Controller c520 , Controller c550 , Controller c500
AKB-ID: 202400124
Last update: 2025/06/27
Category: Version Informations

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