CIP Proxy devices
The CIP Proxy device is CIP-Security capable and can be communicated to securely. It is placed on the communication path to a non-CIP Security capable device and allows for secure communication to that device.
IMPORTANT:
CIP Proxy devices cannot be used as proxies for controllers or HMI devices.
When first installed, the proxy device allows all communication to pass through. Once the proxy is configured to represent a device, then it only allows communication to that one device. The proxy can only represent a device that does not yet exist in the security policy model. To configure a device as a proxied device after it has been added to the security policy model, delete the device and add it again as a proxied device. After you deploy the security policy model, you cannot change which device is proxied until you delete the proxy and the proxy device, and add them again.
The CIP Proxy device has the same device properties as other devices when configured using
FactoryTalk Policy Manager
:- Vendor
- Firmware Revision
- CIP Security capable
- Ports
CIP Proxy devices have only a single port. That port is used to proxy the port of another device. The device being proxied is identified using the
Port Proxied
setting.The CIP Proxy device can be placed in a different zone than its proxied device. When you move a CIP Proxy device to a different zone in the model, the proxied device is not affected, it stays assigned to the same zone.
TIP:
If you used the EDS file or
Discovery
to add the CIP Proxy device and associate a proxied device, the properties settings are automatically configured. If you are working with a Generic device, you must configure the proxy manually.Provide Feedback