Opening a platform connection to the device

Once the Edge device has powered up, connect to it with Workbench. A platform connection to any Edge device is required for most host-level operations. This includes installing Niagara 4.7 core software and modules and performing various other platform tasks.

From the menu bar, select File > Open > Open Platform.
The Open Platform dialog box appears.
Complete the fields in the Open Platform dialog box as follows:
- Type — Select Platform Connection, if not already selected.
  NOTE: By default, Workbench prompts for a Platform TLS Connection.
- Host — Leave at default IP, and type in the IP address of the new Edge device.
- Port — Leave at default 5011.
- Credentials, which may be:
  Username — Type in default username, for example: tridium
  
  Password — Type in default password, for example: controls
Click the OK button to accept all settings.

NOTE: If the Workbench detects factory default credentials when connecting to a remote platform it launches the Change Platform Defaults Wizard (shown here) which forces you to change the factory defaults prior to completing the platform connection.
If this wizard does not display the platform connection completes.
1. If the Change Platform Defaults Wizard displays, click Next to step through creating a system passphrase, creating a new platform account, and removing the default platform account, as shown below.
2. Click Finish to complete these changes.

On completion, the platform opens in the Nav tree, and its Nav Container View displays in the view pane.

After you open the platform connection, you can run the Commissioning Wizard.

Opening a platform connection to the device

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