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8015964/ZSL8/2018-04| SICK
O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S | MPR
Subject to change without notice
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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Product description
3.1
Product identification
The type plate is located on the top of the right side of the housing.
3.2
Product features
The SICK Meeting Point Router (MPR) links a plant-side machine network with the SICK
remote architecture.
The MPR allows a SICK Service Technician to maintain the sensors in the machine network
via remote service.
Once maintenance is complete, the MPR's integrated firewall disconnects the machine
network from the internet or the operating company network.
The MPR is activated via the internal touchscreen (
see “Operating concept”, page 18
).
3.3
Safety concept
The SICK remote solution performs remote maintenance through highly encrypted data
channels, based on the two standard protocols HTTPS and SSH.
The SSH connection is used for tunneling TCP ports to the remote maintenance computer
of the operating company. Authentication is performed with a pair of keys (Public Key
Encryption) which are also only valid for a limited time.
With either protocol, the connections are established by the operating company only; it is
not necessary to allow incoming connections in the operating company network.
In particular, SICK will not be able to obtain access to the operating company's systems in
any way unless the operating company establishes a remote maintenance connection.
Product name:
MPR
Product variants:
MPR LAN
MPR 4G
Manufacturer:
SICK AG
Erwin-Sick-Str. 1 · 79183 Waldkirch · Germany