A method (400) for configuring an industrial automation system (1) for internet-of-things accessibility involves a computing device (101) which a) receives (410) a first user input indicative of a functional object (70) representing one or more low-level devices (10) and/or automation devices (20) and/or supervising and production control devices (30). The computing device (101) also b) receives (420) a second user input indicative of a cloud object (72) representing a cloud service provider (3) being external to the industrial automation system (1). The computing device (101) further c) receives (430) a third user input indicative of a user terminal object (74) representing a user terminal device (4) being external to the industrial automation system (1). The computing device (101) then d) causes (440) the cloud service provider (3) to enable communication between the user terminal device (4) and at least one (2) of the devices (10, 20, 30) in the industrial automation system (1) as represented by the functional object (70) via the cloud service provider (3).

A method for configuring an industrial automation system for internet-of-things accessibility involves a computing device which a) receives a first user input indicative of a functional object representing one or more low-level devices and/or automation devices and/or supervising and production control devices. The computing device also b) receives) a second user input indicative of a cloud object representing a cloud service provider being external to the industrial automation system. The computing device further c) receives a third user input indicative of a user terminal object representing a user terminal device being external to the industrial automation system. The computing device then d) causes the cloud service provider to enable communication between the user terminal device and at least one of the devices in the industrial automation system as represented by the functional object via the cloud service provider.

A method (400) for configuring an industrial automation system (1) for internet-of-things accessibility involves a computing device (101) which a) receives (410) a first user input indicative of a functional object (70) representing one or more low-level devices (10) and/or automation devices (20) and/or supervising and production control devices (30). The computing device (101) also b) receives (420) a second user input indicative of a cloud object (72) representing a cloud service provider (3) being external to the industrial automation system (1). The computing device (101) further c) receives (430) a third user input indicative of a user terminal object (74) representing a user terminal device (4) being external to the industrial automation system (1). The computing device (101) then d) causes (440) the cloud service provider (3) to enable communication between the user terminal device (4) and at least one (2) of the devices (10, 20, 30) in the industrial automation system (1) as represented by the functional object (70) via the cloud service provider (3).

A method for configuring an industrial automation system for internet-of-things accessibility involves a computing device which a) receives a first user input indicative of a functional object representing one or more low-level devices and/or automation devices and/or supervising and production control devices. The computing device also b) receives) a second user input indicative of a cloud object representing a cloud service provider being external to the industrial automation system. The computing device further c) receives a third user input indicative of a user terminal object representing a user terminal device being external to the industrial automation system. The computing device then d) causes the cloud service provider to enable communication between the user terminal device and at least one of the devices in the industrial automation system as represented by the functional object via the cloud service provider.