21 docs tagged with "networking"

What will this do?

The BB-400 has a host of different network capabilities, with 2 Ethernet ports, 2 wireless networks and Bluetooth connectivity. There needs to be a clear, well orientated and smooth interface from which to access, configure and monitor these features. Using the online interface, under the network tab, the user can monitor, view and configure different networking aspects of the device. Below, you can find an in-depth look into each of the different features of the networking tab.

Advanced network configuration for Brainboxes ES industrial devices including proxy settings, remote access, and firewall configuration

There are 2 general ways to connect to an Ethernet to Remote IO (ED-XXX) Device:

This FAQ explores the options of finding ES/ED devices on a network to be able to code for them.

There are a number of different ways of locating your BB-400 on the network and this FAQ will provide the different options available to do so.

The LED lights on the Network RJ45 socket (AKA MagJack) indicate whether there is a good network connection or not.

There are plenty of adaptors on the market that offer a cable free connection from a device to your network. This FAQ explains how the TP Link Nano can be used to create a wireless connection from any Brainboxes' Ethernet to Serial (ES) or Ethernet to Digital I/O (ED) device to a network.

This FAQ will explain several different ways on how you can securely add your Brainboxes ED device to your network.

There are many different ways you can set up your ES and ED devices in your network.

This FAQ will discuss ngrok and how you can use it on the BB-400.

Brainboxes SFP Small Form-Factor Pluggable Products

A Gateway is a hardware device that acts as a 'gate' between 2 different networks. It can take the form of a router, switch, server, firewall or any other device/software that enables traffic flow in or out of a network.

A Media Access Control or MAC address, is a unique hardware identification tag built into every networkable device. It is used primarily to identify a device among others on a network as its tag is unique to the device but is also used in the MAC sub-layer of Layer 2 in the OSI model (the Data Link layer) to move data packets from one network interface card (NIC) to another. This ensures signals sent from different nodes across the network do not collide. As the MAC address is hardwired into the device during production it cannot be changed. MAC addresses use the same Hexadecimal characters as IPv6 addresses, although its format is much different with each address comprising of 6 - 2 character sets, separated by colons.

A Router, much like a switch, is a piece of network hardware that 'routes' data across networks and the internet, hence its name. It is responsible for sending packets of data across a network, it does this by forwarding the packets between multiple routers using a routing protocol. Generally, a router is connected to multiple data lines, and when a router receives inbound data, it reads the header of the data packet. This contains the ultimate destination of the data, and then using a routing table, calculates the best route for the packet to take based on the information stored in its routing table. This occurs at every router between the original sender and the destination router.

Subnetworks or Subnets are used by local area networks that are often connected to the internet and are used to divide a larger network into smaller subnets. How and why a subnet is implemented is based on the preference of the networking administrator. All devices that are connected to the same subnet can communicate with each other directly over the subnet, however devices outside of the subnet (i.e. not connected to the subnet) have to communicate via a router.

A switch is a networking device used to connect numerous networkable devices together, this can include: PC's, servers, printers, routers and other switches. A typical consumer grade switch will have either 4 or 8 Ethernet ports, ideal for a small office or business, however, there are larger switches that contain anywhere from 8 to 40 individual Ethernet ports, more commonly found in large organisations with a lot of nodes.

An IP address, commonly referred to as just an 'IP', is a unique address that identifies devices connected to a network. There are 2 iterations of an IP address, each ultimately providing the same outcome, however, are quite different to each other. Each IP version is detailed below.

What is Power over Ethernet?

The BB-400 has a host of different network capabilities, with 2 Ethernet ports, 2 wireless networks and Bluetooth connectivity. There needs to be a clear, well orientated and smooth interface from which to access, configure and monitor these features. Using the online interface, under the network tab, the user can monitor, view and configure different networking aspects of the device. Below, you can find an in-depth look into each of the different features of the networking tab:

When your Brainboxes' device arrives you can find the MAC address on either the side or back of the product case.