Tosi, formerly known as Tosibox, is a secure remote access platform for OT and industrial networks. It creates a secure connection between a remote user and equipment such as PLCs, HMIs, IPCs, controllers, and other automation devices.

When Tosi is used together with SIA Connect, the two technologies complement each other well:

• Tosi provides secure remote access to the machine, site, or gateway.
• SIA Connect collects, converts, logs, and sends industrial data to clouds, databases, MQTT, REST APIs, OPC-UA, and other systems.

This means the same edge device and solution can help with both remote maintenance and continuous data collection. 

Prerequistion

Before starting, make sure you have:

• A running SIA Connect Plus device or SIA Connect ANY-Ware installation.
• Admin access to the SIA Connect web interface.
• Internet access from the SIA Connect device/host.
• A Tosi activation code or license.

Instructions

This article and below video describes how to install Tosibox Gateway for Container on SIA Connect for secure remote access.

Install Tosi Gateway for Container

The video is titled “Getting Started with TosiBox for Remote Access on SIA Connect” and describes installing Tosibox Lock for Container on SIA Connect for secure remote access.

In the SIA Connect Edge portal, the tutorial flow should be written approximately like this:

1. Go to the section for Remote Access.
2. Find Tosi.
3. Click Install
4. Wait until the add-on/container is running.
5. Open the Tosi Gateway for Container web interface from the button in SIA Connect or directly from this link http://<IP_OF_SIACONNECT>:8181

Activate Tosi Gateway for Container

Inside the Tosi Gateway for Container interface follow the instructions and go to the activation page to activate the installation and remote access:

and fill in the activation key

Create a Remote Matching code and pair with Tosi Key

Next step to achieve remote access is to pair the Tosi with your system.  
To add Tosi Gateway for Container to your Tosi Key whether its their Soft key or USB Key, do the following:

1. In the top bar, go to Status → Keys and Lock
2. In Remote Matching section, click Generate in order to generate a matching code
   1. Copy the generated code
3. On your desktop insert or load you Tosi Key and open Tosi Key software
   1. Take the copied code from the Tosi Gateway for Container and pair with a new device inside the application
   2. Wait for the Tosi Gateway for Container and the Tosi Key to match