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Registering the device

For non- Forge Connect installations, this procedure describes how to register the cloud connector installed on your device with the Asset Manager tool in Niagara Community and the Honeywell Forge platform. Initiating device registration from the CloudConnector provides the connection information required to connect the device securely to the cloud platform.
Prerequisites:
 NOTE: For Forge Connect installations, users access the Honeywell Cloud Admin Portal for device registration during the Forge Connect EasyOnboard process. 

Prerequisites listed here apply to non- Forge Connect installations only.

  • The cloud connector component is installed in station’s Services container.
  • A user account for Niagara Community exists.
  • A user account for the Asset Manager tool exists within the Niagara Community.
  1. If you do not have an existing account in the Asset Manager tool, click the Getting Started link in Niagara Community and sign up for one.
  2. Expand the station Services container and double-click on the cloud connector.
    The Cloud Connector Device Registration view opens.
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  3. Click Register Device.
    For Forge Connect installations, the System Type is: honeywell-niagara-device.
    The Sign In view opens.
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  4. Enter your user credentials for the Asset Manager tool and click Sign In.
    The Niagara_Cloud_Device_Registration view opens.
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  5. To grant the registration site access to your device and user information, click Allow.
    The Niagara Cloud Device Registration—Registration Details view opens.
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    This view displays your registration details. The System Id in the Registration Details (shown above) includes the following information:

    1 Platform version. For example: N4
    2 Station name. For example: CloudSuperProdB
    3 Host Id. For example: Win-3485–E2CF-8162–7C27

    System Type is pre-configured by the cloud connector.

  6. To proceed, click Register.
     CAUTION: Renaming your station after it is registered changes the System Id. Since the station name is part of the point Id and the backup identity, changing the station name after registration creates a disconnect between cloud data collected before and after the rename occurred. If you change the station name, you must re-register the station with the new system Id, and you will lose the historical data sent to Forge under the old system Id. 
  7. If the certificate Identity Verification window opens, accept the site certificate by clicking Accept.
    The Add Single Device view opens and displays the actual Host ID for your controller
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     NOTE: Do not change this Host ID value since it matches your platform’s Host ID. 
  8. To proceed, click Continue.
  9. Add additional details for your device and your organization, and click OK.
    The Add Single Device view displays a confirmation message saying the device is successfully added to the asset manager and an additional confirmation message displays.
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    The device is now registered with Honeywell Forge and can send data to the cloud.

  10. Click Done.
    The Niagara Cloud Device Registration view displays three white check marks in three green circles.
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