thehoneybadger
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Hey all,
This question is identical to questions that have been asked by many many others before me. I am not happy with the answers i found over the internet, so i figure i might just ask this question again and hopefully find a more fulfilling answer.
I have a Compactlogix L32E at home that i program using RSLogix 5000 on my Windows 7 PC over LAN using RSLinx as a bridge. My PLC is connected to my LAN Router with an ethernet cable.
To make programming changes, or monitor the process, i open RSLinx and RSLogix5000, establish a link, then i go ahead and make changes or monitor. I do not open a webpage to do this. No VPN. I can do this over WiFi.
So the question i have is: Can i perform this same task over WAN. Say if i am on holiday in another country?
The most common answer to this question is to set up a local computer with RSlinx and RSLogix5000 installed in the computer and control the local computer using a remote computer through a VPN or Windows RDC.
This answer does not seem satisfactory to me seeing as i do not need to open a web page at home in order to program or monitor my PLC. I have my local LAN address; 192.168.1.123. My PLC is on the same network with an address of 192.168.1.124. We establish a link via the modem with an IP address of 192.168.1.1.
So if i have my WAN address, eg. 123.123.123.101, can i use this some how to communicate with my PLC the exact same as i would if i were at home? It only makes sense to me that i can...
Thanks all,
Ryan
This question is identical to questions that have been asked by many many others before me. I am not happy with the answers i found over the internet, so i figure i might just ask this question again and hopefully find a more fulfilling answer.
I have a Compactlogix L32E at home that i program using RSLogix 5000 on my Windows 7 PC over LAN using RSLinx as a bridge. My PLC is connected to my LAN Router with an ethernet cable.
To make programming changes, or monitor the process, i open RSLinx and RSLogix5000, establish a link, then i go ahead and make changes or monitor. I do not open a webpage to do this. No VPN. I can do this over WiFi.
So the question i have is: Can i perform this same task over WAN. Say if i am on holiday in another country?
The most common answer to this question is to set up a local computer with RSlinx and RSLogix5000 installed in the computer and control the local computer using a remote computer through a VPN or Windows RDC.
This answer does not seem satisfactory to me seeing as i do not need to open a web page at home in order to program or monitor my PLC. I have my local LAN address; 192.168.1.123. My PLC is on the same network with an address of 192.168.1.124. We establish a link via the modem with an IP address of 192.168.1.1.
So if i have my WAN address, eg. 123.123.123.101, can i use this some how to communicate with my PLC the exact same as i would if i were at home? It only makes sense to me that i can...
Thanks all,
Ryan