Figure 5. The NiagaraNetwork in the
Workbench Nav tree
While theNiagaraNetwork uses the same driver architecture as other drivers, a NiagaraNetwork differs from them in that:
- All proxy points (BooleanPoint, EnumPoint, NumericPoint, or String Point) under a station are read-only.
- Connections between stations occur as client and server sessions using the Fox/Foxs protocol. The requesting station is the
client, and target (responding) station is the server. A
Workbench connection to a station operates identically, where
Workbench is the client, and the station is server. Client authentication (performed by the server) is required in all Fox/Foxs connections.