Unplanned downtime. It's something you want to avoid as much as possible. Each converter box that connects your printers, scanners, and PLC is a point of failure. Setting them up is complicated and requires IT support. They're also unreliable and vulnerable to security breaches.

Finally, you can retire those vulnerable converter boxes with Network Connect. Setup is easy, using standard protocols. You can plug scanners and printers directly into the PLC, without IT, and put them to work. While your devices talk, supervisors can monitor their operation on enterprise tablets.