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  1. automationprogrammer

    Building Management Web based or?

    Thanks Rich, lots of great info in your post. I'd like to ask more about the PPP solution. It sounds like it would require a dedicated (leased line) from the plant to the server's location which is typically pretty expensive. Is there another way to establish the PPP connection on a 24x7...
  2. automationprogrammer

    Building Management Web based or?

    I am really a novice when it comes to the security side of the system. My thought is that I will arrange for a DSL connection to the plant. Then add a hardware router/firewall for one layer of security. I'll then add a software firewall and anti-virus protection on the server. On both...
  3. automationprogrammer

    Building Management Web based or?

    I am working on a similar applications for a pumping station. At the station we have a PLC connected to a local CIMPLICITY HMI SCADA package from GE Fanuc. CIMPLICITY can act as a web server. Currently this is up and running, it serves web pages to any PC connected to the local LAN. In the...
  4. automationprogrammer

    Building Management Web based or?

    Are you planning to have a web server at the school to publish web pages to the Internet? If so how do you plan to connect the server to the Internet? Using a dial up line to an ISP may be a problem as you will need a static IP address for the server. Or are you planning to have users call...
  5. automationprogrammer

    PLC/HMI connection to the Internet

    They have an internal LAN but it is not connected to the outside world in any way. The site is just a small pump station in a rural area. DSL is the only broadband option in the area. With a static IP address the local phone company wants $90 per month. Seams like a lot for the amount of...
  6. automationprogrammer

    PLC/HMI connection to the Internet

    Thanks Electromechanical30... I do have a PC in the system. It runs an HMI package with a built in web server. I have been using PC Anywhere to dial in to the PC for remote access and could use VNC if I had a broadband connection. What I am hoping to find is a service provider that can...
  7. automationprogrammer

    PLC/HMI connection to the Internet

    I am working on an application to connect GE Cimplicity HMI with a web server option to the Internet for remote control of an industrial process. I am interested in advice that anyone has on the following: 1. Options for connecting to the Internet. I have looked at dial-up (need a static IP I...
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