The bigger networks are the more vulnerable they get. To use the advantages of Ethernet infrastructures it is important to limit the traffic to the required protocols and to the required communication relations. A lot of customers use, or plan to use, firewalls. One available industrial solution is the Tofino SA (security appliance) from Byres Security. This is a software solution integrated into products from MTL, Hirschmann and Honeywell. This document describes how to best use the firewall with HIMA products.
May 2010
