# Conect my Ignition Designer with a PLC that is out of my network

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 25, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/conect-my-ignition-designer-with-a-plc-that-is-out-of-my-network/80936 "2023-10-25T03:20:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sergio\_Andres\_Motta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@Sergio\_Andres\_Motta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sergio_Andres_Motta)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/conect-my-ignition-designer-with-a-plc-that-is-out-of-my-network/80936/1 "2023-10-25T03:20:30Z")

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Hi. My name is Sergio. I am from Colombia. I have this doubt:  
Can I link my Ignition Designer with a PLC that is located in another country?  
I want to acquire the data from a PLC scattered in Spain. How can I do that?

I would be so grateful if you could lead me with this issue.

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**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/conect-my-ignition-designer-with-a-plc-that-is-out-of-my-network/80936/2 "2023-10-25T09:24:20Z")

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Setup a VPN connection between the two end points.

OpenVPN is free.

If this PLC is inside a factory and they have an IT department, they might allow you to port forward into it (with whitelisting applied).