Industry Solutions

Achieving Secure, Remote Access to Plant-Floor Applications and Data

Resources and Tools

• Education Webcast Series
  View educational videos from the joint Cisco and Rockwell Automation webcast series.
• Ethernet-to-the-Factory 1.2 Design and Implementation Guide
  This guide presents a reference architecture and best practices for implementing standard networking technologies within the industrial automation environment.

Cisco and Rockwell Automation Joint Whitepapers

• Industrial Ethernet for Control Engineers (PDF - 636 KB)
  Understand Ethernet technology and its benefits in the data networking environment.
• Reference Architecture in Manufacturing Networks (PDF - 198 KB)
  Reference architectures let you deploy Ethernet/IP networks to integrate the factory floor with the overall enterprise infrastructure.
• Securing Manufacturing Computing and Controller Assets (PDF - 6.9 MB)
  Recommendations for deploying holistic security policies to secure systems controllers and computing assets.
• Production Software Within Manufacturing Reference Architectures (PDF - 3.4 MB)
  General recommendations for deploying FactoryTalk Applications and Services within the Rockwell Automation and Cisco Converged Plantwide Ethernet Architectures.
• Achieving Secure, Remote Access to Plant-Floor Applications and Data (PDF - 1.2 MB)
  Remotely access automation systems and share plant data, applications, and resources, regardless of physical location.