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Hi, in this video tutorial, we will show you how to set up internet access for integraXor
Web-SCADA system. This is brought to you by Ecava.
IntegraXor Web-SCADA server was actually designed to be accessible via internet, even though
most of the time, it is used in Intranet basis or simply just a desktop application.
Another thing that worth mentioning is that, no IIS server and no fix-public ip is needed
for configuring Integraxor Web-SCADA server for remote access. All you need is just integraxor
web scada server and a DNS client tool which is free.
Here is the overview picture showing how it works.
You have an IntegraXor SCADA server running in a local area network with a LAN IP assigned
by your router DHCP etc. You have a project called “Demo” configured in your Integraxor
server with a default port setting of 7131.
Then your router which is connected to the internet will be assigned by your area Internet
service provider with a fix or dynamic public IP, the one that is long and hard to memorized.
Over the other side of the internet, you may have licensed user to access to the web-SCADA
server by using the specific public IP address with port number.
First problem you may encounter is that your router might block all the ports for security
reason. So we have to setup the router in such that it will port-forward any request
for 7131 to the integraxor web-scada server.
Then, as the public IP can be a dynamical IP which is changing all the time and also
hard to remember, so the easier way is to use a client-server tool which sits at the
local web-scada server and update the DNS server to map with the registered domain name.
To configure the port-forward, first you need to know your router LAN IP to access its configuration
page using browser. You can know it by typing in command prompt “ipconfig” and look
at the default gateway which normally will be your router IP address.
Open a browser and type in the router IP address and key in the username and password.
Once you are in the main page of your router, try to look for the page where port forwarding
configuration is. Some routers may call it a virtual server. If you are unsure of the
procedure, you may visit a website call http://portforward.com which compiled a list of common routers’
configuration page screenshots.
Under the router “add port forwarding” section, enter the web-SCADA LAN IP address
and the port number 7131 for this instance. Click “add” or “save” button and restart
router to update the settings.
After that you may go to a website called www.canyouseeme.org and type in your port
number and see whether your router port forwarding is working. Make sure your web-scada server
is running before that.
Next we will show DNS mapping solution so that we won’t have to remember the long
and randomly assigned public IP. This however is optional and as mentioned earlier, we don’t
have to pay a premium to apply for a fix-ip to solve this.
In this tutorial, we will be using NO-IP.com as our example.
First we go to No-IP.com, and download the client tool.
After download, install the No-IP.com into the SCADA server.
Then we shall proceed to the account registration. Just fill in the necessary information and
you will receive an activation mail. Once activated, you may log in to your account.
Once you have logged on, go to "Hosts/Redirects" section, and then click on "Add Host".
Then select your preferred sub domain name and enter your desired host name into the
host name box. Then just click "Create host" button to complete the host name creation.
After your host name registration has been completed, you may now run the No-IP client
tools that you have just installed. Log in to the account you have created earlier. Then
the client tool will look for the available host name that you have created under your
account. You may from the host name list and select the one you want to map your web SCADA
server to.
Once this is done, this client tool will automatically update to the NO-IP DNS server whenever your
SCADA server public IP address changes, and map with the registered hostname, and so redirect
the internet users to your Integraxor server without fail.
For more information and more detail setup, you may go to.
You may want to try to do it yourself, by download a copy of our web-SCADA product from
our website http://www.integraxor.com.