| Requirements: |
Licensed VMWare environment on an existing IT server/hardware
Minimum resources to allocate: 2 cores, 8GB RAM, 64GB memory |
| Infrastructure: |
Multi-client server |
| System configuration: |
Automated VPN network configuration
Configuration via web server
Security management through SSL/TLS technologies
Updatable via web server |
| Connectivity: |
VPN-IoT |
| Simultaneous Operating Modes: |
Remote control (Single LAN connection - ALWAYS ON)
Remote assistance (Point-to-Point connection - ON DEMAND) |
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| Remote control (Single LAN connection - ALWAYS ON) |
| Maximum number of supported networks: |
One VPN BOX can manage up to 500 Single LAN networks simultaneously. |
| Typical applications: |
Monitoring, maintenance, supervision, data acquisition, local automation, alarms |
| Connection type: |
Simultaneous and always active
All remote sites are connected as in a wide LAN
Connection between different networks (e.g. 192.168.10.x, 192.168.20.x, 192.168.30.x…) |
| Communication between plants: |
Yes, plants are visible and accessible to users and other plants on the VPN network |
| Multi-user management: |
No, all users and remote plants can interact with one another |
| Benefits: |
Remote, simultaneous access to different plants
Ability to query devices as though you were on site (locally)
Integration of heterogeneous networks |
| Virtual private networks |
NAT VPN Layer 3 (L3VPN) |
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| Remote assistance (Point-to-Point connection - ON DEMAND) |
| Maximum number of supported networks: |
One VPN can manage a potentially unlimited number of Point-to-Point networks |
| Typical applications: |
Maintenance, diagnostics, plant commissioning, real-time customer support |
| Connection type: |
On demand and NOT simultaneous
P2P between the user's workstation and the remote device/machine
Direct connection: the individual user connects to the plant |
| Communication between plants: |
No |
| Multi-user management: |
Yes, VPN BOX manages user-to-remote-plant associations |
| Benefits: |
Reduced logistics and maintenance costs
Remote machine control
User profiling |
| Virtual private networks |
Layer 2 management
NAT VPN Layer 3 (L3VPN)
firewall for LAN access |
