Simplify Machine IP Integration

Modern factories are comprised of complex equipment and subsystems that communicate via the Internet Protocol (IP)—the backbone of the Internet. The integration of new machines or subsystems can be compromised if they have a fixed range of IP addresses that conflict with other existing plant addresses or the overall addressing policy already in place.

By using an EIPR/EIGR router, a machine builder can easily install the machine at his customer's site. The IP addresses used for the devices on the machine do not have to change per the site IP addressing scheme and this eliminates device and application reconfiguration and troubleshooting.The machine is installed with the same configuration that it was built and tested with. The router also separates the normal machine traffic from the site network. Configuration downloads to the machine are easily achieved by assigning the WAN port IP address to match the site network and using NAT and Port Forwarding features of the IP router to access the machine. The use of EIPR/EIGR also cuts down on the need for multiple IP addresses for each machine device by requiring just one IP address for the WAN port of the IP router instead.

Maintain your factory-set IP addresses when integrating with the customer's IP network by using the Skorpion IP Routers. Reduce installation time, eliminate IP conflicts, and easily comply with your customer's IP requirements.