Open a platform connection

To open a platform connection to a JACE

To open a platform connection from Workbench to a new JACE, do the following:

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.
  AX-3.8 Workbench may default to Platform SSL Connection. If so, for any new JACE change type to a regular (non-SSL) platform connection.
- Host — Leave at default IP, and type in the default IP address of the new JACE.
- Port — Leave at default 3011.
- Credentials (see Platform daemon credentials), which may be:
  - Username — Type in default username, for example: tridium
  - Password — Type in default password, for example: niagara
Click the OK button to accept all settings.

The Platform opens in the tree, and its Nav Container View displays in the view pane (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Connected JACE platform

When commissioning a new JACE, you should always change platform credentials from defaults! Note that the Commissioning Wizard incudes a step for this (“Platform daemon authentication”), which you should not omit. A JACE installed with default platform credentials is extremely susceptible to unauthorized access! If using AX-3.8, be sure to see Platform credentials notes for AX-3.8.Note that any AX-3.8 JACE operating with factory default platform credentials shows warnings in several views when platform connected with AX-3.8 Workbench. For related details, see “Improvements to AX-3.8 digest authentication” in the latest Platform Guide.

After you commission a JACE and it reboots, in future platform sessions you will need to login using any new (changed) parameters, such as IP address, Port, Credentials. If you changed your PC’s IP address in order to connect to the JACE’s factory-assigned IP address, you will first need to reconfigure your PC to the appropriate TCP/IP settings (to communicate to the now-commissioned JACE).