Mobility solution for SCADA

Schneider Electric has extended its mobility solutions to allow operational and management personnel to monitor their factories, plants and mining sites from any location. These solutions enhance the capabilities of a SCADA network by providing access via a greater range of mobile devices.

The CitectSCADA mobility solutions provide greater flexibility, decreased downtime, increased plant productivity and a lower total cost of ownership by allowing employees to be mobile and giving them the freedom to observe plant operations first hand.

The mobility solution allows CitectSCADA to be viewed over multiple hardware systems, such as thin-client terminals, PDAs and even mobile phones. The solution also includes a CitectSCADA web client, a maintenance-free, fully functioning extension of a SCADA network that is accessed via Windows Internet Explorer. These mobility solutions also allow for all clients to be managed from a central location, reducing the operational overheads associated with control system maintenance.

Another advantage of the mobility solutions is increased data security, as a centralised server can be more easily protected. Security measures are focused on the server, where all data is processed, with operators having no direct access to the servers. If a mobile device is lost, SCADA information is safe because the data remains on the server, not on the device.