Web Relay Ethernet I/O devices have taken M2M automation in to the Next Generation providing easy and reliable way to monitor & control devices. Web Relay Ethernet I/O devices provide accurate data acquisition over IP networks. Our data acquisition devices allow you to measure and monitor discrete or analog signals from a remote location. Properties such as position, water level, remote pumps, and sensors can be conveniently accessed over the web with a standard browser. Whatever your data acquisition needs may be, Web Relay Ethernet I/O devices make it simple! The web Relay units are designed for simplicity and rock-solid performance, making remote relay control straight-forward and dependable. The web Relay Ethernet I/O devices have built-in web servers, allowing them to be accessed by a standard web-browser. There is no special software, and no drivers to install.

Simply connect these units to any of Maxon’s versatile 3G Ethernet devices and these units can be configured to control or monitor any remote M2M application using the wireless WCDMA network. The web relays can also be configured to automatically operate a digital output at a different site in case of an event change at another site.

Web Relay Website Link

Web Relay Brochure Link

Please contact MAXON AUSTRALIA on +61 2 8707 3000 or via e-mail at support@maxon.com.au for further information on the web relay units and operation specifications plus applications where these units are currently being used in.

For the full presentation, download here:

http://maxon.com.au/webinar.php

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at sales@maxon.com.au

This week we will focus on configuring the Unimax remotely with new username, password and authentication details available under the WAN page without having to drive all the way to the site. Maxon Australia has implemented a new feature in the 3.17 firmware that allows settings up the above information via SMS. The SMS format and message details are shown below.

Set APN in the modem:

Change APN use following syntax (e.g. telstra.extranet)
UNIMAX.PARK.APN telstra.extranet

Set username, password, and authentication:

Change ID, Password and Authentication (username: maxon@maxon.com.au, password: maxon, Authentication: chap)
UNIMAX.PARK.AUTH maxon@maxon.com.au:maxon:chap

Reboot Unimax Modem from remotely:

Reboot Unimax by SMS
UNIMAX.PARK.REBOOT

Check Unimax WAN IP address:

Check Settings and IP address of Unimax.
UNIMAX.PARK.WANIP

For further info on the SMS feature or latest firmware please contact the Maxon Technical help desk team on +61 2 8707 3000 +61 2 8707 3000 or e-mail support@maxon.com.au.

This week we will focus on some new security features of the Unimax router. These security features not only help restrict the network access but protect unwanted users from accessing the network or Unimax configuration.

MAC filtering – This is a feature whereby the user can limit the access of any PC on the LAN to have access to Unimax router or even limit access to internet. In computer networking, MAC Filtering (layer 2 address filtering) refers to a security access control methodology whereby the 48-bit address assigned to each network card is used to determine access to the network.

MAC addresses are uniquely assigned to each card, so using MAC filtering on a Unimax router permits and denies network access to Unimax web page or access to internet depending on the rule specified in the web page. While the restriction of network access through the use of lists is straightforward, an individual person is not identified by a MAC address, rather a device only, so an authorized person will need to have an entry for each device that he or she would use to access the network.

IP filtering – IP filtering is simply a mechanism that decides which types of IP datagram’s will be processed normally and which will be discarded. By discarded we mean that the datagram is deleted and completely ignored, as if it had never been received. You can apply different sorts of criteria to determine which datagram’s you wish to filter; for examples Protocol type: TCP, UDP.

It is important to understand at this point that IP filtering is a network layer facility. This means it doesn’t understand anything about the application using the network connections, only about the connections themselves. Users can limit which machines have access to which protocol.

For further info in configuring any of the features in Unimax Router please contact the Maxon Technical help desk team on +61 2 8707 3000 or e-mail support@maxon.com.au.