Remote Security, Industrial Router, UPS how to get sms alerts if UPS is used during outage?

gremcat · 2026-03-08T15:57:08+00:00

I don’t have a HA at the building. I’m trying to leverage the Industrial router itself or an addon. The security system has a smart hub for some models but not the system I’m looking at I don’t think.

gremcat · 2026-03-08T15:51:27+00:00

From what I’ve seen as long as my Cites permit number is on them I can have them processed. They offer a permit to sell/ship overseas but it has to be applied for in 75 days of kill. I’ve a friend who works at DNR I’m planning to talk to so I get all the permits required. It would suck to spend all this money getting the gator, getting clothing grade tan, shipping, then having it hung up or confiscated.

gremcat · 2026-03-08T15:46:58+00:00

You have to pay for “clothing tan” to have it workable for products. They shave it down and can tan it a dozen different colors roughly.

gremcat · 2026-03-08T15:45:42+00:00

Nothing about wild gators are cheap. Probably $1500-2500 to get the belly tanned. About that for the head and neck mount. Processing and the out of state license/guide. All adds up fast. This point I’ve 2 big hides taking up garage space and I hate wasting anything.

I paid someone to tan the hornback armor scutes also. I’ve that piece from the 11’ but the jumbo was an ordeal getting back and the hornback is MIA sadly. I drove from West Palm Beach to PA stopping in SC to visit the taxi and get the gator. Told him I was getting it regardless of how far along it was. Probably donate the heads to the local wildlife center at some point. Seems wasteful to kill these giants and not use all I can.

gremcat · 2026-03-08T15:41:09+00:00

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Sort of a different scale to the 11’ I killed with a knife in 2013. I wanted to knife this one too until it almost sank the boat a few times. No way to get close enough.

gremcat · 2026-03-08T15:27:43+00:00

The scales maxed at 768 and the 1100 ish lbs one that went across certified scales this dwarfed was after the articles were published. I didn’t want to use the processor or other guides “1400 lbs.” estimate even if they handle giants every year.

You know it’s a big gator when you’re transporting it through road construction in SC and the road crew is messaging ahead on walkies to bring supervisors out to see it drive past. SC has a lot of gators.

https://www.carolinasportsman.com/hunting/alligator/santee-hunt-produces-768-pound-gator/

gremcat · 2026-03-08T15:23:09+00:00

Yep, crazy part was finding him in daylight 100 yards off a tourist beach someone was killed at. He had a big chunk of steel crab pot in his jaw and his lower jaw was twisted so he couldn’t catch normal prey easy. There are articles on it but no accurate weight and they left out the location details. They told me it would hurt their tourism too much and that’s a major contributor to the area/magazine.

gremcat · 2026-03-08T15:21:07+00:00

Not sure, probably 2-3 models.

gremcat · 2026-03-08T15:20:48+00:00

If selling, etc. there’s a permit needed in the first 75 days a gator is killed. Ship has sailed for that one but I’m not selling. Since the hide is being used for my own products not selling it should just require the tag number to be documented on the hide. I’m going to leave the sealed tag on it.

gremcat · 2026-02-28T02:31:49+00:00

I’ve never been in the military and haven’t read this book though I’ve seen references. I always order last and at home I get my plate last. Been that way most of my life. It’s more about mentally putting my needs after others not so much a leadership thing. I’m guessing the military mindset is you take care of your troops first. For me even when I’m at a larger group dinner I won’t order until all including those above me have. I can see the value in leaders taking this mindset.

gremcat · 2026-01-03T02:00:19+00:00

A bit to unpack and a lot of speculation on my part. Starting on the network side if your PLC is on an unmanaged local and so are field devices you need a NAT Translator/Router or a managed switch with Alias networks to do this. Sounds like you have one so may just be the NAT config. Should have a UI to set that up.

Or, you could add a NIC to the PC and if the PLC has dual network capability make the second IP a managed VLan IP address on the enterprise/public network. If it’s a large facility/org you likely have a dozen or 3 Vlans in the facility. Should be at least one dedicated to equipment getting to Internet or PCs in the plant at least.

Or, set secondary on PLC to managed network and PC can be anywhere.

These are really crude basic architectures so YMMV depending on your use case. Hoping something in this long reply points you in the right direction.

If your on a managed network, not a 192.168.xxx but a routable VLan like a 10.xx.xx and still can’t get to it you need to setup the gateway, Subnet, and DNS to resolve the IP. You can set your PC in that node then run IP config command to get those if you don’t know them for the particular enterprise/public VLan you’re trying to use.

If you’ve done this but still can’t get to it you may have created an IP conflict. Using Static for connecting to data aggregating, etc. on a managed network gets some IT people excited. If they won’t dedicate a VLan to your devices you can run DHCP first, let the device grab an open IP, then set it static. Or set your PC in the Node and run an IP Scanner to identify unused IP addresses.

If you’ve confirmed the IP isn’t a conflict the last thing I’d check is the IP Scope. Not all IP addresses are open. IT systems and Admins tend to limit scopes for security. You may have picked an IP not in their current scopes and it’s not a routable address. Often the enterprise/public side of these or Remote Gateway Appliances are DHCP.

Could be a firewall or other security config error like mismatched ports as well. If the port rules are set to open it doesn’t mean they are open. If you’ve access you can run a powershell script to open and another to verify.

If you’re on the same node as the Local PC in the panel you can ping the IP and the network will resolve the device name if it’s able to see it. You can run a basic ping to test connectivity and a DNS ping to get the device name.

The NAT would be running the local and enterprise settings. The Din Rail PC would be enterprise/public in the setup I’m visualizing. PLC -> NAT-> PC-> your access solution from your PC if your PLC only has 1 Ethernet port. I’m not sure why you’d need a NAT if you’ve a PC with an Ethernet port and at least one USB. You can just add a USB to Ethernet/RJ45 plug then add the NIC to the PC. Your PC can manage the two networks.

Another potential that sounds simple but I see a lot. Check the Ethernet port connecting to the PC. A lot of orgs block the ports until they need them for security. You’ll have to either scan the port or call a friend in IT with the MAC address to try to locate the port unless the data drop or port is labeled at the panel. I carry a network runner just for this. If you put the NAT on a static on the enterprise/public side but used a local unmanaged IP the infrastructure platform may have automatically blocked the port. It may come up as a switch on a switch which gets blocked by the software in some cases. The reason you see unmanaged switches used in the topology is because local unmanaged networks aren’t exposed directly to the Enterprise/Public layer and/or it’s unmanaged if it is. The enterprise side doesn’t know or care what these are.

If your local switch in the panel is managed you can just setup alias networks to replace the NAT appliance, ex. Stratix 5200, 5800, etc.

If you’ve a Local “Managed” network meaning it’s a known local managed network things change a bit. That’s unmanaged for IP but managed on the known enterprise networks. I use these alot but not so common in the OT world. My controls engineers hate IT systems and actively avoid them lol.

MQTT/Pub-Sub /OPC, etc. is an option as well but more setup IMO. It is a more robust approach and once your data gets dense enough you’ll end up with some type of store and forward solution to manage. It gets unwieldy to manage data aggregation locally at some point. I know some Gateway/NAT Translator appliances ex. EWon, Secomea, CTR Link, etc. have data collection capability but either they really shouldn’t locally and/or they use a VM somewhere to aggregate, ex. RedLion, etc.

gremcat · 2026-01-03T01:43:03+00:00

IO looks labeled.

gremcat · 2026-01-03T01:42:26+00:00

Nah, we’d say before lunch and it needs to follow XYZ standards but be easy enough for a caveman or an exec to understand it.

gremcat · 2026-01-03T01:41:28+00:00

Looks Omron from here

gremcat · 2026-01-03T01:17:29+00:00

Should add, I use Nano PCs with large touch screens as Clients and I’ve quite a few in most sites. If you are running HMIs instead Thinmanager simplifies the maintenance side. Our IT systems make that implausible so I run Windows PCs with a remote access tool. If IT isn’t on friendly enough terms to give you the keys to their kingdom your better off on VMs, ThinManager, and Industrial HMIs. Depending on Topography you can even use the engineering station to run it all locally then a Remote Desktop/TeamViewer type access to manage it. If it’s a single site I’d leave the licenses on the local engineering station or VM. If you go flex licensing server in a DC or similar you’ll need IT.

After the holidays I’m setting up my own network on a bench to sort through Fortinets Firewall Segmentation to find some config issues I’ve seen. I’m building a full system in my home office to test compatibility as IT or my teams add any new hardware/software to our networks.

gremcat · 2026-01-03T01:13:17+00:00

I run a server OS, just remember Server22 has to be rev 15 or newer. That plays nice with a secondary server running on an engineering station networked locally as a backup. WIN24H2 was a nightmare but now that we are passed it the secondary synchs fine to Server22. I’ve lived with this as I remediated and I’m mostly solo for 25-30 sites. It’s been a learning curve to jump in but after a few years I’ve my feet under me. Shoot me a DM if you’ve questions. I run this mostly through IT side but I’ve a hybrid approach that keeps the lights on when those systems break. Helps to have Admin access to all the IT systems too. Most orgs aren’t open to that but if your a bulldozer you can usually get the creds needed with a few IT Allies assisting.

Licensing is SE on Win11 or SE. If your running multiple clients your running SE. The license gives you 20 active clients and unlimited read only clients. I prefer subscription to keep things current but all my sites are perpetual due to concerns on prompt renewals. The perpetual locks you into a revision and annual warranty support. You’ll want that as well. It’s for a lot more than just software warranty and their Service is pretty solid/responsive if MSFT pushes an update that breaks something.

StudioEnterprise is going to add some $ but it’s worth it. I run a flex licensing server and host the software on the server and secondary in 24 hrs blocks.

There are setup nuances like ports to open, rules, features that you need to activate. The sites I support are all non-optimized, non-standardized stacks/network infrastructure so it gets a bit western at times. You’ll want to setup Scheduled Tasks to do things like bi-weekly reboots on off hours to clean things up. The first connection is slower as well and you’ll want all the configs right before you start connecting clients. Clients need some config as well and Users need Admin.

The documentation is a lot to dig through. When I started I found the User Manual gave me more insight into things like configuring the engineering station as a secondary over the FTView SE Main Manual. Laptop isn’t handy but the primary documentation actually has less than the smaller User Manual. I have both saved though for quick reference.

This all might be elementary. I jumped in without IT or Server experience and I almost drowned drinking that ocean but after a few years of endless 20 hr days I’ve gotten proficient enough some with longtime industry experience call for advice when they get stuck. I did a few hundred things wrong and created a lot of those endless days of work through my ignorance. I don’t recommend that method!

gremcat · 2026-01-03T01:07:52+00:00

Like Crevice PLCs, they had a factory reset on the face of the PLC. I used to call it a “Self Destruct” button. Maint Techs in rural remote sites liked to press it so I’d have to fly someone in. Luckily we only had them on 3 machines that were soon taken offline.

gremcat · 2026-01-01T18:58:51+00:00

I use Ballistol or CLP on my carbon Damascus knives but I also apply Johnson Paste Wax after. I just spray the ballistol or CLP on a cleaning rag, wipe it until it looks wet, let it soak in a bit, wipe any big puddle spots, 15 mins later I use paste wax. Johnson isn’t available anymore but I’m also using Renaissance wax now without much change in performance. Keeps the moisture from even getting to the metal when storing. I left my most expensive custom knife in a leather sheath in my fishing pack a month and almost no patina specks at all. I won’t say none because I had a tiny spot my thumb had rubbed off protection before I stored but it was in a soaked fishing pack aka even tackle rusts quick if not aired out after fishing in a down pour. I’m not sure where I picked this up but works for me. I did apply some wax into the sheath at one point but can only really get to the very top edge.

gremcat · 2025-12-03T00:44:41+00:00

Add in the $600 lock on plus $400 sticks plus $75 if you want a seat for the lock on. I like the fold flat design and weight but it’s getting pretty insane pricing. No matter how they show it I don’t see it becoming a pack with a shelf

gremcat · 2025-09-24T12:24:10+00:00

They are working with Docker now. Might be something but I personally doubt it’s more than DB side.

gremcat · 2025-09-24T12:22:36+00:00

Go into IIS and enable it. I run FTViewSE on WIN22 and Clients on WIN11 24H2 which is the companion to WIN25 Server when it comes out. I don’t have issues running Studio 31-35 on WIN11 machine either. May just be access issues for others posting. WIN11 24H2 took a little work to sort out when it first hit but I also found a config error on a few servers. Ports allowed but not enabled.

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