Control system and management apparatus

A control system comprising:

• a management apparatus configured to generate first-protocol transmission data based on operation data acquired from a facility device directly connected to the management apparatus;
• and
• a relay device configured to communicate with a remote monitoring server via a network configured based on a first protocol, the relay device further configured to communicate with the management apparatus via a connection configured based on a second protocol different from the first protocol,
• wherein the management apparatus comprises:
• a controller and memory;
• a selector configured to select whether the first-protocol transmission data is to be transmitted to the remote monitoring server or to the relay device;
• a first transmitter configured to transmit, when the remote monitoring server is selected by the selector, the first-protocol transmission data to the remote monitoring server;
• and
• a second transmitter configured to, when the relay device is selected by the selector, convert the first-protocol transmission data into second-protocol transmission data, and transmit the second-protocol transmission data to the relay device, and
• wherein the relay device comprises:
• a controller and memory different from the controller and memory of the management apparatus;
• and
• a forwarder configured to receive the second-protocol transmission data from the management apparatus, convert the second-protocol transmission data into the first-protocol transmission data, and transmit the first-protocol transmission data to the network.

A management apparatus comprising:

• a generator configured to generate first-protocol transmission data based on operation data acquired from a facility device directly connected to the management apparatus,
• a setter configured to set whether or not to transmit first-protocol transmission data to a remote monitoring server configured to monitor the facility device via a network;
• a first transmitter configured to transmit, when the first-protocol transmission data is set to be transmitted to the remote monitoring server, the first-protocol transmission data to the remote monitoring server;
• and
• a second transmitter configured to, when the first-protocol transmission data is set not to be transmitted to the remote monitoring server, convert the first-protocol transmission data into second-protocol transmission data with a different protocol than the first-protocol transmission data, and transmit the second-protocol transmission data to a relay device connected to the remote monitoring server via a network configured based on a first protocol, wherein
• the management apparatus further comprises a controller and memory.