Wi-fi Access to PLC

Hi,

My goal was to connect laptop with 1215C PLC wirelessly using TP-LINK TL-MR3020 wireless router, which is wirelessly conected to my ISP router ZXHN H168N.

I managed to connect them, but I had to make additional wireless network using TP-LINK TL-MR3020.

The problem was that I had to connect my laptop to TP-LINK TL-MR3020's network in WISP mode  instead to ZXHN H168N's wireless network, which left me without the Internet on my laptop.

Later I managed to solve the problem by adding D-Link DWA-121 wireless USB adapter  to my laptop, but it is overcomplicated.

I have noticed that is is irelevant  if I use D-Link DWA-121's or laptop's wirelles card in PG/PC interface settings, it works as they are one.

All devices, including PLC, are connected to the sam IP v4 network 192.168.1.xxx, with subnet mask 255.255.255.0

Currently I can connect to the PLC using both D-Link DWA-121 and laptop's wireless cards.

In project's "online access" list TP-LINK TL-MR3020 is missing, only D-Link DWA-121 and laptop's wireless cards ara available (check an attachment).

Is there a way to have both internet and wirelles connection with PLC without using D-Link DWA-121, if yes, which is the simples way to achive it.

Thanks

Hello

milos23if you want to use both with wireless (PLC access and Internet) you need two wireless networkcards. One you have to set as dhcp for internet access  (or for beeing attached to your company network) and one with a fixed IP address to access the automation network.

You could make both with a fixed IP but then your accesspoint (and/or router) has to accept the fixed IP you use for the Webaccess....

Bye Murof

Hello milos23

Perhaps your companys IT department can help with the details...

Bye Murof