6. Brief overview
6.1) Architecture:
a) octoplant is a client<>server-based System. It requires Microsoft-OS: Windows Server-2016, 8 and newer. More>>
b) octoplant hub: Monitor and analyze numerous octoplant-Servers via Https protocol on port 443. More>>
c) octoplant-Agents requires Microsoft-OS: Windows Server-2016, 8 and newer. Installable parallel to octoplant-Clients/Server. More>>
d) For upload via Agent or Server, Saia´s PG5 must be validly installed and licensed.
e) For comparison via Agent or Server, Saia´s PG5 must be validly installed and licensed.
INFO: Agents are recommended to make the Software-Binaries accessible to the entire octoplant-System.
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