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Older Machine Comminication


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We have older Dos based CNC milling centers with either Floppy, RE-232c or Ethernet hookups for program uploads.

We are currently hook up to the Network via Ethernet, and with every new security update on the network running Win 10 , we often are unable to communicate to the machine tool.

Our IT department will not allow us to have a stand alone station used solely to send programs to the machine tool.

Has anyone else have this problem? or are we the only one that has to fight our IT department.

 

 

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19 hours ago, jeff said:

The windows secriuty updates usually turn on password protected sharing. I have to go back and turn that off all the time so I can communicate via ethernet again.

Good one. If that's the case, find out what registry keys and values are involved and make a .bat file that turn it off. Then set a scheduled task to run this batch file in the affected PC every hour or whatever you want. 

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Generally, the concern is putting the equipment on the DOMAIN and unable to patch the Windows operating system.

Predator DNC could work.

 Secure DNC is a possible solution to allow you to still connect the machine via ethernet, keep it off the domain and allow for a secure, encrypted, compress the file transfer to the machine.  There is a small executable that runs on the Windows tray of the equipment and a port defined in the software.  Only Predator DNC with the Secure DNC setup can communicate to the machine over ethernet, while everything is blocked.  This works with any Windows based controller from Win95 and newer.

If we can help, give us a call as we see more and more corporate IT Dept restricting CNCs on the network and we have several options.

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