# Ignition connection to Kepware?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-connection-to-kepware/70130>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 21, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-connection-to-kepware/70130 "2023-02-21T19:03:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![rahman.tarek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@rahman.tarek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rahman.tarek)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-connection-to-kepware/70130/1 "2023-02-21T19:03:56Z")

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Can Ignition connect to Kepware if its in a different network?

For example if i have Kepware in my OT Zone and Ignition in my DMZ zone will i be able to connect to it? Or would i need Ignition in the OT Zone as well in this case?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-connection-to-kepware/70130/2 "2023-02-21T19:40:08Z")

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Depends on your firewall, but should work. Note that Ignition generally **should** be in your OT zone if it is talking directly to other devices, or is participating in machine control (in the seconds to minutes timeframe).