Remote-i Net
In the first case, a special configuartion will not be necessary. The Remote-i Net needs only to know the
network (IP) addres of your PC. In the second case, it will be necessary to open what is called the
'executive route' in your router/firewall so that all external connections which arrive at your Internet
address via the 5120 port are directed only to the internal network address of the PC which is running the
CommCenter program.
12.If I open this 'executive route' of my router/firewall will I be compromising the security of my
internal network.
No, not all. The 'executive route' will work as if it were a direct connection between the Internet and the
CommCenter program. Every connection which arrives at the 5120 port (standard port of the
CommCenter program) will be diverted only to the PC which is running CommCenter, and to no other
computer.
Only the PC which you designate to receive the connection via the 5120 port will receive messages, the
rest of the network will not even be aware that a there is an incoming connection.
13.But if the CommCenter is offline, is my internal network at risk?
No. The CommCenter uses only the 5120 port and should it be offline, for any reason, the connections
which arrive at the 5120 port will simply be ignored, since there is no program 'receiving' that port. Since
only the PC where the CommCenter is installed has been configured to receive connections which enter
through the 5120 port, no computer on your internal network will be affected.
14.So, that means that I can have 50 clients spread around the country sending wand data to my
company without any of these clients needing to configure the router or firewall.
Exactly. Only the network where the PC which runs the CommCenter is installed needs to have an
'executive route' in its router/firewall Internet access. Your clients do not need to be concerned about any
of this, they just need to program the Internet address of your company head office so that the Remote-i
Nets spread nationwide can operate.
15.Can the Remote-i Net pose any threat to the security of the my client's internal network?
No, not at all. Remote-i Net can only communicate with CommCenter. If it is programmed with the
address of the PC which is running the CommCenter and the CommCenter is receiving at the 5120 port,
the two can communicate, if not, Remote-i Net will indicate an error and will remain silent, without
bothering anyone on your client's internal internet.
16.I have just received my Remote-i Net. Is there any fixed internet address which I can use in the
configuration of my Remote-i Net to check if it is really working?
Yes, there is. Contronic has the address 200.247.154.87 which can be used to test your Remote-i Net.
When a wand is placed on the Remote-i Net programmed with this addresss the wand download will be
carried out at Contronics Head Office in Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. The data transferred to this address
will be discarded, since Contronics has no interest in knowning the content of the data downloaded from
its client's wands, but this is a simple and practical way to check whether your Remote-i Net is working
properly.
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