Remote Support for Industrial Automation

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With travel bans, team members working remotely, and limited access to outside support personnel, individuals that rely on Industrial Automation are struggling to continue solving?ongoing or new operations challenges.

While you cannot ship your multi-ton press or integrated assembly line, there are options for remote screen sharing, remote diagnostics, and remote support. Below are just a few tools to help:

Connecting to an Allen-Bradley PLC through an eWON Module Getting the network settings correct for remote PLC connections can be tricky. Here is an easy to follow guide outlining a method for connecting to remote PLCs while using RSLogix in a VM.

Siemens WinCC Sm@rtServer Set-Up As of TIA Portal V14 and Higher, the built-in remote access utility called WinCC Sm@rtServer is now available to Basic Panels and no longer requires a separate license for Comfort Panels. If you have a Comfort Panel-running device (version 14.0.0 or later), you can remotely access your panel from a PC, tablet, or smartphone without the need for an additional license. Here is a step-by-step guide to help set up the Sm@rtServer on the panel and use Internet Explorer or the Sm@rtClient app to control it.

VNC on Siemens WinCC Flex HMI with WinCE Explore open source VNC software to view a Siemens MP277 and Siemens WinCC Flex projects remotely.