Workbench platform connections to a host, either remote controller or
Supervisor, provides various functional views.
NOTE: In addition to the platform views listed below, a Commissioning Wizard is available as a right-click platform option. This wizard provides a step-by-step method to perform a sequence of platform
tasks used to prepare a new controller, or when upgrading the software in a controller. For details, see “ the JACE Niagara 4 Install and Startup Guide.
The following sections summarize the various platform functions and views, including typical usage:
- Application Director
To start, stop, restart, or kill a station on the platform. Output from the station displays in the view pane, useful for
monitoring and troubleshooting. You also configure a station’s Auto-Start” and Restart on Failure settings from this view.
- Certificate Management
To import signed PKI certificates into the platform’s key store and trust store for TLS secure connections, and to perform
related functions. Refer to Niagara Station Security Guide.
- Distribution File Installer
To restore a backup .dist file to the target controller, or to install a clean dist file to wipe the file system of a controller
to a near-factory minimum state. This view is available when connected to a remote host.
- File Transfer Client
To copy files between your
Workbench PC and the remote platform (in either direction). For example, you use this platform view when editing a controller’s system.properties file—once to copy it from the controller to your
Workbench PC (for local editing), then afterwards to copy it back to the controller. This view is available when connected to a remote
host.
- Lexicon Installer
To install file-based
Niagara lexicon sets from your
Workbench PC to the remote platform, to provide non-English language support, or to customize English display of selected items. In
Niagara 4, usage of this view and file-based lexicons may be atypical.
- License Manager
To review, install, save, or delete licenses and (license) certificates on the remote
Niagara platform.
- Platform Administration
To perform configuration, status, and troubleshooting of the
Niagara platform daemon. Included are commands to change time/date, backup all remote configuration, and reboot the host platform.
Also included are functions to modify platform users, specify the TCP port monitored by the platform daemon, and various settings
for a secure (TLS) platform connection.
- Software Manager
To review, install, update, or uninstall “
Niagara modules (.jars)” on the remote
Niagara platform. The Software Manager compares modules installed on the connected platform against those available (locally) in Sys Home on your
Workbench PC. This view is available when connected to a remote host.
- Station Copier
To install (copy) a station from your
Workbench User Home to a remote platform (or if a
Supervisor, to the local PC’s daemon User Home). Also to backup (copy) a station to your
Workbench User Home, or to delete a remote station. You can also rename stations.
- TCP/IP Configuration
To review and configure the TCP/IP settings for the network adapter(s) of the
Niagara platform.
- Remote File System
For read-only access to folders and files on the remote platform, including all those under its system home (Sys Home) and
daemon User Home.