Web-IO, which stands for Monitoring, Alarming, Control, Display, Recording, Integratingbridgingdistances and switching on a timed basis .- wherever digital inputs and outputs are involved. Just one free Ethernet port is required to connect the Web-IO to the Intranet or Internet. The Web-IO offers both autonomous solutions with normal Web technologies such as browser and e-mail as well as incorporation into existing systems via OPC, SNMP and TCP/IP. All functions are contained in a compact, rail-mounted housing.