Abstract: The invention relates to a method for remotely controlling devices and installations using a network (1) comprising at least one client-computer unit (3) and at least one server-computer unit (2), whereby measurement data (M) can be transmitted from the server-computer unit(s) (2) to the client-computer unit(s) (3). According to said method, a monitoring routine (10,11) is started on a server-computer unit (2) by a client-computer unit (3). The measurement variables (M) are determined by the client-computer unit (3). The monitoring routine (10, 11) is configured for automatically transmitting the determined measurement data (M) via the network (1) to the corresponding client-computer unit (3) and the measurement data (M) is only transmitted if the modification of the measurement data (M) lies outside a defined fluctuation range (&Dgr; M).