Optional platform administration
As shown below, the Platform Administration view is one of several views for any platform, listed under the platform in the Nav tree and in the platform’s Nav Container View. This view provides a text summary of the Edge device’s current software configuration, including its model number, OS level, JVM version, installed modules, lexicons, licenses, certificates, and so on.
Figure 13. Platform Administration is one of several platform views
Included in this view are commands and related dialogs in which you can:
- Set the date and time in the Edge device.
- Change TLS settings used by the Edge device for secure “platformssl” access, including configured state, platformssl port (HTTPS Port), PKI certificate, and TLS
protocol. The default port is 5011.
Note that in
- Enable or disable SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) and SSH (Secure Shell) access to the Edge device. By default, such access is disabled, where both protocols use TCP port 22.CAUTION: Although SFTP and SSH are more secure than FTP and Telnet access, enabling still poses security risks. We strongly recommend that you keep this access disabled, unless otherwise directed by Systems Engineering. Upon completion of any use, such access should be disabled once again.
- View daemon output and change logging levels.
- Enable debug access for temporary browser access to platform daemon diagnostic tools
- Perform other platform tasks initially performed with the Commissioning Wizard, such modifying platform admin users (User Accounts), configuring runtime profiles, and so on.
For more details, see the “Platform Administration” section in the Niagara Platform Guide.