Distrix offers a platform that creates a software-defined WAN to deliver on-demand networking connectivity for remote and cloud-based applications. The platform includes gateways that simplify the deployment of complex and dynamic network communication infrastructure, a Secure Gateway Router that creates an overlay network to simplify service provisioning and maintenance, and a Service Provisioning GUI that enables administrators to provide secured bandwidth on-demand for new remote locations or new applications without the need to touch firewalls or appliances. The platform can be deployed on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) x86-based hardware or hosted on any cloud service provider. Distrix Networks simplify and streamline the adoption of Industrial IoT by providing a secure yet easy to use software defined network, connecting industrial protocols to each other and to IT protocols to enable data from systems of systems to be collected, analyzed, and intelligently actioned at the network edge.