Procedure designed to monitor a facility used in automation engineering, wherein several field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) are integrated in the facility, wherein the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) generate data, particularly measurement data, control data, calibration/parameterization data, diagnostic data, history data and/or status data, and wherein the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) are in communication with one another and with at least a master unit (WS1, WS2) by means of a first communication network, said procedure comprising: - Connection of a network device to the first communication network of the facility; - Determination of the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) connected to the first communication network by means of the network device; - Verification as to whether device descriptions corresponding to the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) determined are present for at least some of the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) determined on a server connected to the network device via a second communication network; - Download of the device descriptions, corresponding to the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) determined, from the server via the second communication network and installation of the device descriptions on the network device; - Creation of at least a configuration plan by means of the server, wherein the configuration plan defines the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) to be interrogated, the type of data of the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) to be interrogated and the frequency of the interrogation, or one or more times for the interrogation, of the data for each of the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) to be interrogated; - Transmission of the configuration plan to the network device; - Interrogation of the data from the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) to be interrogated by means of the network device according to the configuration plan located on the network device; - Transmission of the interrogated data to the server by the network device; and - Collection and evaluation of the transmitted data on the server. - Connection of a network device to the first communication network of the facility; - Determination of the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) connected to the first communication network by means of the network device; - Verification as to whether device descriptions corresponding to the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) determined are present for at least some of the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) determined on a server connected to the network device via a second communication network; - Download of the device descriptions, corresponding to the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) determined, from the server via the second communication network and installation of the device descriptions on the network device; - Creation of at least a configuration plan by means of the server, wherein the configuration plan defines the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) to be interrogated, the type of data of the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) to be interrogated and the frequency of the interrogation, or one or more times for the interrogation, of the data for each of the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) to be interrogated; - Transmission of the configuration plan to the network device; - Interrogation of the data from the field devices (F1, F2, F3, F4) to be interrogated by means of the network device according to the configuration plan located on the network device; - Transmission of the interrogated data to the server by the network device; and - Collection and evaluation of the transmitted data on the server.