PAS600 Connected to two VLANS

[Maja555]

Hello,

I understand the switched mode configuration at the moment seems to be only for separating downstream devices. 

We have customers requesting the functionality that two different VLANS/supervisory systems can read the device. 

Will this be implemented?

Thanks,

[Guillaume_Evrard]

Hello,

Switched mode is not seggregating anything. Depends on what you call VLAN. If you refer to VLAN using VLAN Id you willl need a L3 switch or a router to map to different LANs.

If you want to access the devices using 2 LANs, suggest to use separated port, enable modbus tcp server services on ETH1 and ETH2. ETH1 and ETH2 should have different network settings.

[Maja555]

Hi Guillaume,

I was talking about separated ports, apologies got the terminology wrong.

As you can see for separated ports there is no where to enter individual gateway IPs for each port:

There is only one gateway IP setting that can be entered here presumably for ETH1:

We need to be able to enter two gateway IPs?

Thanks,

[Szymon_Hochół]

Hi @Maja555

this could be a limitation of EPC software. When you open gateway's webpage and go to network settings, you will be able to set up different Default Gateway for each port.

BR

[Guillaume_Evrard]

I confirm all settings are available from the web pages.

Even if it seems that 2 ports are identicals, they have different usage. Cloud connectivity is only available on Port 1.

[Maja555]

Hi @Guillaume_Evrard 

So does that mean the Gateway IP setting is not available for Port 2? 

Will this ever change as this was a funciton the ComX had?

Thanks,

[Guillaume_Evrard · Accepted solution]

Hello @Maja555,

All settings are available on the web pages.

What I was saying is that Eth2 even if it shown as identical to ETH1 can not be used for cloud publication.

Comx did not have the capability to have a gateway IP address for port 2 It was only the local LAN.

[Thierry_Baudard · Accepted solution]

Hello @Maja555 ,

Even if web page propose to fill a IP gateway for ETh2. value filled is not used in background by the firmware (This parameter should be removed of the web page in  a future Panel Server firmware version).

Obvously, as of today, ETH 2 is only for a local ethernet network for connection of downstream Modbus TCP products without possibility to communicate outside this private network.

[Maja555]

Hi @Thierry_Baudard thanks very much for the response and clarification. This makes more sense now.  Would be great to have this clearly explained in the usermanual without a lot of refernces to cloud connectivity. Cheers. 

[Romain_Polette]

Hi @Maja555 , 

This does no make sense to have a "Gateway IP" parameter on ETH2 if you are in ETH Separated Mode.

The "Gateway" must be seen as an intermediate device (like a router) to enable your LAN to communicate with another LAN or the Internet. Devices connected to ETH2 on Separated Mode are not allowed to communicate directly with upstream system.

On Com'X510 the Gateway IP parameter was global (as mentioned by Guillaume). This was less confusing than the current PAS interface.

Regards, 

[Guillaume_Evrard]

@Romain_Polette, I disagree that it does not make sense, I would say Gateway for ETH2 shall be removed from the interface....

[Szymon_Hochół]

Hi @Guillaume_Evrard, it will be removed in future firmware releases.