If your WITS Field Device supports network communications, you can configure it to communicate with Geo SCADA Expert via an IPv4 network. (The Worldwide Industrial Telemetry Standards cover IPv6 network connections, but Geo SCADA Expert supports IPv4 only).
As part of the network configuration, you will need to specify various settings on the Network tab of the WITS Outstation Form. (For information on displaying the Outstation Form, see Display a Form).
The Network tab is organized into separate sets of fields:
- The top set of fields apply to outbound connections (Geo SCADA Expert to Field Device), and also allow you to enable or disable callback via a network connection.
- The Inbound Connections fields are for configuring the connections from your Field Device to Geo SCADA Expert.
- The Scheduled Connection fields are for configuring your Field Device to initiate a network connection with Geo SCADA Expert automatically, on a regular basis. For more information on these settings, see Scheduled Network Connections for a WITS Outstation.
To configure your Field Device to connect to Geo SCADA Expert via a network, refer to the section that describes the type of functionality you require:
- Configure a WITS Field Device to Listen Only—for a Field Device that will only use a network connection that is initiated by Geo SCADA Expert.
- Configure a WITS Field Device to Initiate Only—for a Field Device that will only use a network connection that it initiates itself.
- Configure a WITS Field Device to Listen and Initiate via the Same Connection—for a Field Device that can use Dual End Points. (Both Geo SCADA Expert and the Field Device can initiate and listen via a single connection).
- Configure a WITS Field Device to Listen and Initiate via Separate Connections—for a Field Device that can initiate and listen, but only via different network connections.
WITS Field Devices have a limited number of connections, see Connections Limit for WITS Field Devices.
For additional information on the possible configuration settings:
- Network—see Define an Outstation's Network Properties
- Host Address—see Host Address for WITS Network Connections
- Port—see Port for WITS Network Connections
- Device Port—see Device Port for WITS Network Connections
- TCP/IP Type—see TCP/IP Type for WITS Network Communications
- End Point—see End Point for WITS Network Connections
- Callback—see Callback for WITS Network Connections
- Telephone Number—see Telephone Number for WITS Dial Up Network Connections
- Scheduled Connection—see Scheduled Network Connections for a WITS Outstation
The options that appear in the Network configuration fields, and the number of connections you can configure, are defined by the Device Profile (see Display a WITS Device Profile).
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