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Hi,
I would like to connect our PLC TCP/IP network to our company network so that I can monitor/backup PLC programs from my office. At the moment the compant has 3 SCADA PC's running XP Pro that have 2 network cards 1 for the PLC network and the other for the company network. Is it possible to set up XP Pro to act as router so that I don't have to buy a switch. If I have to go down the switch option does it have to be an industrial ethernet switch?
One thing I am worried about is the security of the PLC network. Should I have a sepearte firewall for the PLC network so that only PC's in my office have access to it?
Any help/tips you could give me would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I would like to connect our PLC TCP/IP network to our company network so that I can monitor/backup PLC programs from my office. At the moment the compant has 3 SCADA PC's running XP Pro that have 2 network cards 1 for the PLC network and the other for the company network. Is it possible to set up XP Pro to act as router so that I don't have to buy a switch. If I have to go down the switch option does it have to be an industrial ethernet switch?
One thing I am worried about is the security of the PLC network. Should I have a sepearte firewall for the PLC network so that only PC's in my office have access to it?
Any help/tips you could give me would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance.