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WeConnect Secure remote connections to the network edge ……Secure remote access to the network edge • Easily create a secure encrypted network between remote locations • Connect a PC, tablet or smartphone to the remote network • Minimize costly site visits using remote monitoring and management ……All that is needed is a connection to the internet • WeConnect works on any type of media • No need for public IP-addresses or special SIM cards • WeConnect can use an existing factory network ……Designed to solve common industrial problems • WeConnect allows the ‘same IP-addresses on all sites’ • Create a secure peer to peer network of remote devices • Replacement solution for leased-lines or dial-up applications ……Reliable connectivity when needed • Scalability and resilience using industry leading global platform provider • Each secure network is isolated from each other – no multi-tenancy • Easy to setup with integrated support in the Westermo routers Remote access should be easy, secure, quick to deploy and used from anywhere, using any media. WeConnect easily creates a secure network between remote assets using strong encryption techniques, typically found in the financial sector. WeConnect makes the PC, smartphone, or tablet part of the remote network as if you were actually at that location. For example, a service technician can use his normal industrial software application and connect from his desk to the PLC, HMI or any type of device that is on the remote network. With an easy way to remotely access their devices, a WeConnect-customer saves time, money and energy on those costly site visits. Setup is easy and since WeConnect works with any type of internet connection, there is no limit in the type of media used. Pick any SIM-card, use ADSL, VDSL2, fibre, cellular or even a satellite connection to access internet. As the Westermo routers create the connection to WeConnect themselves, public IP addresses are not needed, nor creating holes in the external firewall – which is perfect if the remote asset is on an existing factory network. WeConnect is designed specifically for the industrial market and one example of this is the ability of WeConnect to cope with identical IP addresses on every remote site. The user just clicks on the active site in the web-portal and the relevant traffic from his PC will be forwarded to that particular site. This setting is unique per user so that multiple technicians can be logged into different, or the same, sites. Sometimes there might be a need for remote devices to talk to each other which is why WeConnect can be configured to allow this should the application require that. When creating a new secure network, just choose the present type of application and WeConnect will be set up accordingly. WeConnect offers reliable connectivity. Part of this is due to the fact that WeConnect uses one of the most reliable, global platform providers on the market, which makes it a very scalable and multi-resilient solution. Furthermore, WeConnect is designed so that all customers have individual secure networks completely isolated from each other. WeConnect is therefore not a multi-tenant solution, which is why it does not suffer from those types of potential problems. As a WeConnect customer there is therefore no possibility of leakage of data between customers, nor are there any restrictions on IPaddresses. Adding to the reliability and Made Easy concept is the integrated support for WeConnect in our robust industrial routers such as the Lynx, RedFox, Falcon, MRD-series and ADSL-350. Ordering Information Talk to us for more information

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WeConnect Overview Client - PC, MAC, Linux - Smartphone/Tablet Apple/iOS Android - SCADA servers - HMIs Secure Network - Connects client and nodes - One customer can have multiple secure networks - Dedicated and fully isolated from each other - Highly scalable - Router at site/machine - Just requires an internet connection - Individual firewalls on all nodes - For more info, see page 4 WeConnect is designed with cyber-security at the core of everything • Encrypted secure tunnels using Virtual Private Network (VPN) • Fully isolated secure networks • Firewall friendly VPN using Secure Sockets...

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Step 1: Login at weconnect.westermo.com Step 3: Add the nodes (remote assets) - Westermo router Step 2: Create a secure network Create secure network Roon.Em.ip*... A secure network represents a group of nodes and clients that share a secure connection. All clients can connect to nodes within the same secure network. Learn more Name Sites Insert secure network code and OTP to start autoprovisioning Step 4: Create clients The license key can only be downloaded once, you will not be able to access it again. It you loose the license key you need to regenerate it. User gets a secure network...

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Pricing WeConnect uses a flexible virtual currency system called Tokens. Contact Westermo for local pricing. Usage policy • A node can use 2 GB traffic/month • Usage is calculated jointly/secure network • Example: 10 nodes and 10 clients get a combined usage of 40 GB traffic/month for the complete secure network Isolated secure networks Automatic fail-over Multi-resilient, multi-location, professional, global platform ensures high availability Service level • WeConnect is a 24 x 7 x 365 solution • 99.9% estimated accessibility during a 12-month WeConnect works across multiple media Robust...

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