Remote maintenance system having a mobile remote maintenance unit, and configuration method

A remote monitoring system (1) comprising

• a technical device (2) to be maintained or operated,
• a mobile remote maintenance unit (3),
• a communications network (4), and
• at least one communications remote station (5),
• wherein the remote maintenance unit (3) comprises a computer system (18) designed for mobile operation and at least one main processor (6), volatile and non-volatile storage means (7), a sensor interface (8) and a communications interface (9), and
• wherein, further, the mobile remote maintenance unit (3) has a human-machine interface (15), and
• wherein a data connection (10) between the communications interface (9) of the remote maintenance unit (3) and the communications remote station (5) exists via the communications network (4), and
• wherein a contactlessly readable data memory (11) is provided on the technical device (2) to be maintained, and
• wherein the mobile remote maintenance unit (3) has a reading means (14) for reading out the data memory (11),
• wherein configuration data (12) of the communications interface (9) and configuration data (13) of the communications remote station (5) are stored in the data memory (11), and
• wherein the configuration data of the communications interface (9) are designed as at least one of the group comprising network identifier, user name, password, network parameters and VPN parameters.