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Opening a running station

This procedure documents how to connect to a running station.
  1. From the File menu, select Open > Open Station (Fox).

    The Open Station with TLS window opens (this is the default).

  2. Complete the fields in the Open Station with TLS window as follows:
    • Type

      Select either Image Station TLS Connection or ImageStation Connection, as appropriate. If you change, the default Port changes between 4911 (TLS) to 1911 (non-TLS).

    • Host

      Select the IP option and type in the IPv4 address of the host platform that you wish to access, or you can select the IPv4 from the dropdown list if shown.

    • Port

      Verify the port shown, with the default as either 1911 (non-TLS) or 4911 (TLS). If you know the remote host is using a different (non-default) platform daemon port, enter it here.

  3. Click the OK button and do one of the following:
    • If you chose Open Station (non-TLS), go to Step 4.
    • If you chose Open Station with SSL, different results are possible:
      • If the station’s FoxService is not enabled for SSL, an error results with “Cannot connect. Ensure server is running on specified port”. Retry from Step 1, changing the Type to Station Connection.
      • If the station’s FoxService is enabled for SSL, but you have not yet installed a certificate for it, a popup Identity Verification window with certificate details opens. In most cases, click Accept to proceed to the next step.
      • An Authentication popup window opens. Go to the next step.
  4. In the popup Authentication window, enter your station user credentials, and click OK.
     NOTE: Starting in Niagara 4.7 and later for a browser-based connection to a properly licensed station, the Login window displays a Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA) expiration reminder. This expiration reminder is configurable via the SMA Notification Settings properties in the UserService. For details, see “baja-UserService” in Getting Started with Niagara. 
     NOTE: Be sure to use your station username and password – not your credentials for the platform. 

    If the “Remember these credentials option” is available, you can select it, so that Workbench remembers these user credentials. However, this can pose a future security risk; thus this option may be disabled.

    If the station user credentials were correct, the station opens, and the Fox connection icon appears in the side bar pane. Where Fox connection icons are:

    • Image Station or
    • Image Station TLS

    The view pane shows the Station Summary view, listing primary components and details on the host.

    If the station user credentials were not correct, you are prompted to enter them again.

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