1. A method of communicating between an end automation device having a full or emulated HTTP server and a web browser in an Ethernet environment comprising the following computer implemented steps: sending an HTTP request message from said web browser to a process that encapsulates said request message in a MODBUS type protocol; transmitting said request message to said automation device; responding to said request message by said automation device with a reply message using the MODBUS type protocol; transmitting said reply message to said process; reformatting said reply message such that the message is understandable by said web browser; sending the reformatted reply message to said web browser.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the MODBUS type protocol is the MODBUS/TCP protocol.