Station server for “application tunneling,” where remote PCs with a NiagaraAX Tunnel Client installed can use a legacy or vendor-specific PC application to access devices connected to one or more driver networks. A tunnel connection allows the remote client application to operate as it were directly attached to the driver network (via a “virtual” PC port).

A client PC tunnels using an IP (LAN/WAN) connection, which is granted only after authentication as a station user (with admin write permissions for the particular child tunnel component accessed).

The LonTunnel child component provides support for tunneling Windows LON-based applications. Other serial-based drivers may support a SerialTunnel child component. In any station, only one TunnelService is recommended. It can hold the required number (and types) of child tunnels, as needed.

See Lon tunneling for complete information.