Installing Web Launcher
The installer file (NiagaraWebLauncher*.msi) which should auto-run upon downloading, opens the Niagara Web Launcher Setup window. The setup wizard runs and installs the Web Launcher executable file.
Perform the following steps:
- As with most installer wizards, on-screen instructions in the windows walk you through the installation process. Click Next to advance to the next window, Back to see a previous window, Install to begin the installation, and on completion clickFinish to exit the installer. Click Cancel to exit without completing the installation.
When the installer finishes, if the Launch Niagara Web Launcher checkbox is selected it automatically launches the Niagara Web Launcher application in a separate window.
- In the Niagara Web Launcher window, first you are prompted to enter a Station URL, then your Username, and Password credentials to connect to the station.
Once the Web Launcher executable file is installed you only need to run webLauncher.exe to connect to the station. There is no longer any need to access the login page via a browser or to run the installer file
again. Optionally, you can create a Windows shortcut for the webLauncher.exe file to use on subsequent connections.
NOTE: You can configure Web Launcher to open with a connection to a station in one of two ways:
- Edit the host address in the Web Launcher
<stationName>.nwlfile (in your browser’s downloads location) by opening the file using a text editor, and replace the host address with your preferred host address. - Launch Web Launcher from the command line by entering:
weblauncher.exe host=https://localhost.
NOTE: The installer also installs
webLauncher_debug.exe (in the same location as the Web Launcher executable) which you can run if you need debugging information. Double-clicking
the file to opens a Debug window and a Web Launcher window.