Station Manager

This view manages the remote stations connected to a Supervisor station.

This is the default view of the NiagaraNetwork.

Figure 89.   Station Manager view
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To open this view, expand Config > Drivers and double-click the NiagaraNetwork.

Columns

Column Description
Path Reports the path to the remote station.
Name Reports the name of the remote station.
Type Reports the type of remote station.
Exts Provides access to the extensions that are associated with the station.

Image (Point Manager icon) opens the Point Manager view.

Image (History Import Manager icon) opens the Niagara History Import Manager view.

Image (Alarm icon) opens the Alarm Device Ext Property Sheet.

Image (Schedule Import Manager icon) opens the Niagara Schedule Import Manager view.

Image (User icon) opens the Niagara User Device Ext Property Sheet.

Image (Sys Def icon) opens the Niagara Sys Def Device Ext Property Sheet.

Image (File Manager icon) opens the File Manager view.

Address Reports the IP address of the remote station.
Fox Port Identifies the Fox Port in the remote station.
Use Foxs Indicates if Fox communication in the remote station uses TLS security or not.
Host Model Reports the hardware model of the remote controller.
Host Model Version Reports the version of the hardware model.
Version Reports the version of Niagara running on the remote controller.
Status Indicates the current state of the remote station.
Enabled Indicates if the remote station is enabled.
Health Reports the current health of the remote station.
Fault Cause If the remote station is in fault, reports the reason.
Client Conn Reports the status of the client connection.
Server Conn Reports the station of the server connection.
Virtuals Enables Indicates if virtual entities are enabled in the remote station.

Buttons

  • New Folder creates a new folder for devices. Each such folder provides its own set of manager views.
  • New creates a new device record in the database.
  • Edit opens the device’s database record for updating.
  • Discover runs a discover job to locate installed devices, which appear in the Discovered pane. This view has a standard appearance that is similar to all Device Manager views.
  • Cancel ends the current discovery job.
  • Add inserts into the database a record for the discovered and selected object.
  • Match associates a discovered device with a record that is already in the database.
  • TagIt associates metadata, such as location or unique configuration with the object.
  • Template Config accesses the station template that defines configuration options. You would select a template to set up the device with pre-configured properties.