# How to open a perspective project on the Internet using an external network

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-open-a-perspective-project-on-the-internet-using-an-external-network/70996>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition81\
**Created:** [March 14, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-open-a-perspective-project-on-the-internet-using-an-external-network/70996 "2023-03-14T00:07:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![jiyoung\_hwang1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc79bd/32.png) [@jiyoung\_hwang1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jiyoung_hwang1)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-open-a-perspective-project-on-the-internet-using-an-external-network/70996/1 "2023-03-14T00:07:22Z")

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1. In the internal network of the company, the perspective project can be connected to the Internet and viewed.

2. What I want to know is how to open a perspective project on the Internet using an external network rather than an internal network within the company.

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**Author:** ![andrew.budaiev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrew.budaiev/32/72921_2.png) [@andrew.budaiev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.budaiev)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-open-a-perspective-project-on-the-internet-using-an-external-network/70996/2 "2023-03-14T00:16:09Z")

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You will need VPN to access internal network.

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**Author:** ![jiyoung\_hwang1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc79bd/32.png) [@jiyoung\_hwang1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jiyoung_hwang1)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-open-a-perspective-project-on-the-internet-using-an-external-network/70996/3 "2023-03-14T00:18:43Z")

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Doesn't vpn mean remote access?

I don't want to do it remotely, I just want to see the project from an external network.

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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:** [March 14, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-open-a-perspective-project-on-the-internet-using-an-external-network/70996/4 "2023-03-14T00:22:43Z")

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Well then did you mean _intranet_

Ask IT to forward the port from the external network to the internal one.

If you did mean _internet_, then VPN is one method of secure remote access.

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**Author:** ![jiyoung\_hwang1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc79bd/32.png) [@jiyoung\_hwang1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jiyoung_hwang1)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-open-a-perspective-project-on-the-internet-using-an-external-network/70996/5 "2023-03-14T00:26:18Z")

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It is correct to connect to the Internet.

If so, how should I connect to the vpn?

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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:** [March 14, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-open-a-perspective-project-on-the-internet-using-an-external-network/70996/6 "2023-03-14T00:28:56Z")

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Personally, I use openVPN.

Install the server on the same network as the Ignition server.

Distribute client certificates, install OpenVPN connect on each client machine.

If you work at a company with an IT department, they are likely going to want to do this "their way".

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-open-a-perspective-project-on-the-internet-using-an-external-network/70996/7 "2023-03-14T00:33:55Z")

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You certainly shouldn't do this on your own without consultation to the relevant company and their IT department, since this could leave the gateway and/or whole company network open to security holes without proper knowledge. Although, the company switch would likely block this regardless.

The company also may already have a VPN established that you can use.