BioHitech BioBrain Networking Requirements

About the BioBrain

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The!BioBrain!is!a!computing!device!placed!into!the!BioHitech!Eco8Digester!to!
provide!real8time!waste!analytics!data.!!!The!BioBrain!communicates!with!the!Eco8
Digester’s!PLC!(Programmable!Logic!Controller)!to!gather!real8time!data!about!the!
machine!and!periodically!transmits!this!information!securely!over!the!Internet!to!
BioHitech’s!cloud8based!portal.!!!!
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BioHitech!provides!end8users!with!secure,!web8based!access!to!our!cloud!for!
reporting!and!analytics.!

BioBrain Network Access

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The!BioBrain!communicates!OUTBOUND!to!the!Internet!over!HTTPS!(HTTP!over!
SSL/TLS).!
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Outbound!TCP!network!access!on!port!443!is!required!to!the!following!IP!addresses:!
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• 54.221.243.115!
• 54.209.122.209!
• 54.209.181.132!
• 54.208.204.191!!
• 54.85.105.167!
• 54.85.142.150!
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DNS
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The!BioBrain!uses!DNS!to!resolve!public!Internet!host!names.!!!!
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If!you!are!not!providing!internal!DNS!servers,!then!outbound!UDP!access!on!port!53!
is!required!to!the!following!IP!addresses:!
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• 8.8.8.8!
• 8.8.4.4!
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Network Configuration
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Out!of!the!box,!the!BioBrain!computers!support!dynamic!network!configuration!
using!DHCP.!
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If!static!networking!is!required,!BioHitech!can!pre8configure!the!BioBrain!
computers!for!network!access.!!!!!!

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BioHitech BioBrain Networking Requirements

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The!following!information!for!each!BioBrain!is!required!for!static!networking!
configuration:!
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• Desired!IP!Address!of!the!computer!
• Net!Mask!
• Gateway!IP!address!!
• If!internal!DNS!is!used,!the!IP!address(es)!of!the!DNS!server(s).!
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Bandwidth Utilization
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Bandwidth!utilization!is!approximately!2MB!per!day!(about!60MB!per!month).!
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!Typically!the!BioBrain!sends!telemetry!data!over!the!internet!approximately!every!
10!minutes!(and!when!the!door!is!open!and!closed!on!the!digester).!!
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BioHitech BioBrain Networking Requirements

Check List
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☐ Active!Ethernet!Connection!Near!the!Eco8Digester!
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☐ Define!required!Ethernet!Cable!Length:!!________!feet!
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Network!Type:!!!☐!DHCP!!!or!!!!☐!Static!
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If!Static!Network:!
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• IP!Address!for!BioBrain:!!_____!.!_____!.!_____!.!______!
• IP!Address!for!Gateway!(Route):!!!_____!.!_____!.!_____!.!______!
• Subnet!Mask:!!_____!.!_____!.!_____!.!______!
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Firewall!Rules:!
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• ☐ Confirm!Outbound!DNS!availability!(UDP,!port!53)!
• ☐ Confirm!Outbound!Cloud!availability!(TCP,!port!443)!
o 54.221.243.115!
o 54.209.122.209!
o 54.209.181.132!
o 54.208.204.191!!
o 54.85.105.167!
o 54.85.142.150!

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