Network

Network Access Control (NAC)

The Newtest probes should work normally in an NAC if the switches port don't blocked Newtest frames(which are not secured by the protocol SSL/TLS/https) both from probes to server and from server to probes.
 

There are two ways of communication between Newtest probes (1 probe by host/workstation) and the Newtest server:

1. standard method: communication with the http protocol without authentification and without encryption.
2. New method: communication with an owner protocol without authentification but with encryption in RSA 128 bits.Newtest software sould work normally with the standard method in an NAC.

Standard : bidirectional flow between probes and NMC on 80 and 81 ports

Supported data types (asynchronous multithreaded)
port 81:
Robots and Scenarios status, TDR1 / TDR2, NUMERIC, Messages (Text Type), Messages (Diagnosis, Logs), Alarms, Server commands (synchronous)
IIS Port 80 (default) (WARNING: IISPORT = 81 with IIS7)

Type of supported data (asynchronous), Export / import configuration Binary update robot, type of data transferred: StatusRange

1. The probes send their heartbeats at NMC server via port 81.
2. They send their data via port 80/81.

RSA 128-bit Secure Communication with customizable port (751 probes)

Unidirectional opening (Robot to Server)
Supported data types: all data (http protocol) asynchronous robot control

1. The probes send their heartbeats at NMC server via custom port.
2. They send their data via custom port.