White Papers

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The following white papers on industrial communication networking are published for informational purposes only. All white papers are the sole property of Schneider Electric Automation and Control Services. White papers are in PDF format.

Securing Your Automation Ethernet Network

Choosing an Ethernet Fieldbus offers a competitive advantage, but steps should be taken to secure automation devices and associated workstations and servers. This paper seeks to educate the Controls Engineer on security strategies, technologies and options available. >Read more.

Optimizing Ethernet Networks

This report outlines an example Ethernet segment analysis and reconfiguration. The example was constructed in our Network Certification Lab located in North Andover, Massachusetts. >Read more.

The Impact of PCs on Industrial Control Networks

This paper addresses the installation and configuration of PC’s used in Ethernet TCP/IP control networks. >Read more.

The following papers are designed to give the Automation professional an understanding of internetworking core concepts, methods, and the technology choices available. They are essential tools for beginners and act as comprehensive reference guides for more advanced users of control networks and WAN implementations.

Summary of Internetworking - (Part 1 of Internetworking for Automation)

This paper provides an overview of all the papers in this series and describes various aspects of routing. >Read more.

Wan Physical and Data Link Circuits - (Part 2 of Internetworking for Automation)

For priority support members only, log-in is required. This paper covers aspects of connecting your control network to the public Internet for remote access. >Log in.