Establishing two-way communication using discovery
The first step in setting up a network is to establish secure communication between the controller station and the Supervisor
station.
Prerequisites: You are working in the Supervisor station using the web UI.
- To connect to the Supervisor station (localhost), open a browser and enter the address: localhost.The web UI opens to the Login window.
- Enter your PC (localhost) credentials, and click Login.The web UI home view opens.
- Click , and verify that the Discover button (
) is active (not grayed out). - Click Discover ().The Supervisor station broadcasts a call, and all stations on the local subnet (not on the other side of a router) respond. As each remote station identifies itself, the system populates the Discovered pane, indicating that the Station Manager is in learn mode.
Because of each station’s configuration, communication can only occur using a secure (HTTPS) port.
CAUTION: This discovery job may take several minutes to complete, depending on the number of stations on the network and network speed. Do not refresh or close the view until the job completes. Failure to allow the job to complete may result in duplicate or incomplete record sets in the Supervisor’s station manager database. - Select the station in the Discovered pane and click Add (
).The Add Station(s) window opens.
This window sets up the network account for the Supervisor and all selected stations. The properties on the left are for the Supervisor station. The properties on the right are for the controller station.
- Read the sentence above
Desired Rolecarefully and make sure you understand that, from the perspective of the Supervisor (local station), the controller station is aSubordinatestation. - When you have configured both sides for secure communication (
Use Foxs=trueandFox Port= 4911), click Ok.The system saves the configuration and returns to the Station Manager view. - To verify the connection, select the station and click Ping (
).The system confirms the state of the connection.