Platform is the name for everything that is installed on a Niagara host that is not part of a Niagara station. The platform
interface provides a way to address all the support tasks that allow you to setup and support and troubleshoot a Niagara host.
NOTE: This version of the NiagaraAX Platform Guide contains information that applies to
Niagara 4 and may not be applicable to
NiagaraAX. Future versions of this guide will contain
AX-specific content only.
In update release,
AX-3.8U1, two new features were added:
Java Web Start and
JACE-8000-AX.
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Java Web Start offers an alternative to running the WbApplet in a browser by providing an application which can be launched by
Java Web Start. Useful, since many late version browsers have disabled support for the NPAPI Java plugin which prevents the Java WbApplet
from running in a browser.
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JACE-8000-AX, when added to a
N4 JACE-8000 license, enables the platform to run
AX-3.8U1. This allows customers to extend their existing
AX system with a JACE-8000 (running
AX), take advantage of new features such as Analytics, and have the capability to upgrade the unit to
Niagara 4.x at a later time.
In AX-3.7, dialup modem support ended (no longer any Dialup Configuration view). Also, in some cases a Sedona Environment Manager view may appear-see the related note in the section “Platform overview”.