February-10th-2021, 11:52 AM
(This post was last modified: February-15th-2021, 09:28 AM by Armin@netPI.)
Hello Madhumti,
today netFIELD supports remote control of the netFIELD Connect gateway itself and remote access to its local web pages.
In a new version of netFIELD Cloud/netFIELD OS version that is about to be released soon also network tunneling function will be supported as well and will get an integral part of netFIELD.
With this new version you are able to establish a tunnel between a Windows PC and a single or mutliple remote IP adresses like an S7-PLC connected to netFIELD Connect gateway. So this function is a 100% Hilscher solution and a replacement for Tosibox. But of course using netFIELD technology in general a netFIELD subscription is needed and a monthy fee to allow its usage. As with Tosibox tunneling via netFIELD technology does not need any router configuration since the device itself takes control of/initiates outbound internet traffic and not the other way round as it is usual for VPN connections. So the main question remains: is your customer willing to pay money for netFIELD and sign a subscription?
But if you and your customer are looking for a 100% free solution then you have to stay with OpenVPN yourself and also execute router configuration for port forwarding. This all needs manual setup but is it for free. And also please consider you have no central management like with netFIELD or Tosibox in one place. Each remote place and its router needs to be configured manually and also the creation of multiple Router internet addresses.
Thx
Armin
today netFIELD supports remote control of the netFIELD Connect gateway itself and remote access to its local web pages.
In a new version of netFIELD Cloud/netFIELD OS version that is about to be released soon also network tunneling function will be supported as well and will get an integral part of netFIELD.
With this new version you are able to establish a tunnel between a Windows PC and a single or mutliple remote IP adresses like an S7-PLC connected to netFIELD Connect gateway. So this function is a 100% Hilscher solution and a replacement for Tosibox. But of course using netFIELD technology in general a netFIELD subscription is needed and a monthy fee to allow its usage. As with Tosibox tunneling via netFIELD technology does not need any router configuration since the device itself takes control of/initiates outbound internet traffic and not the other way round as it is usual for VPN connections. So the main question remains: is your customer willing to pay money for netFIELD and sign a subscription?
But if you and your customer are looking for a 100% free solution then you have to stay with OpenVPN yourself and also execute router configuration for port forwarding. This all needs manual setup but is it for free. And also please consider you have no central management like with netFIELD or Tosibox in one place. Each remote place and its router needs to be configured manually and also the creation of multiple Router internet addresses.
Thx
Armin
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