About this document

This document is intended to help you understand the parts that comprise the NiagaraAX framework product and help you understand how to integrate NiagaraAX devices into your network environment efficiently and securely. Included are topics that describe the NiagaraAX architecture in general, descriptions of many of the standard networking technologies and how they relate to NiagaraAX. This document also includes discussion and examples of networking security strategies that may be appropriate for your network application. This includes standard security practices and technologies, as well as descriptions of how NiagaraAX provides application security.

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Although this document includes basic descriptions of some networking principles and technologies, it is assumed that the reader has a basic understanding of NiagaraAX and networking in general.

It is important to use professional network security personnel to make sure that your network is secure when exposed on the Internet. It is also important to communicate and coordinate with the Information Technology (IT) department of the organization that owns the network resources you are using.