Windows-based platforms include Win-32-based JACE hosts like the JACE-NXT (and previous JACE-NXS and JACE-NX models), and
most Windows-based PC hosts and SoftJACE hosts. File storage is typically a hard drive, and the operating system is typically
either Windows 7 Professional, Windows Vista Business, or Windows XP Professional. Alternatively, a Supervisor may be running
Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008.
NOTE:
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AX-3.8 also supports Windows 8 Professional and Windows Server 2012, in addition to the other Windows operating systems mentioned.
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NiagaraAX
Supervisor support was added for Windows 64-bit OS (Win64-based), including Win64 editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows
Server 2003 and 2008 (and if
AX-3.8, also Windows 8 Professional and Windows Server 2012). Although a Win64 Supervisor uses a 64-bit JVM (Java Virtual Machine)
and different NRE core binaries, its
NiagaraAX platform interface is nearly identical to any Win32-based Supervisor. Therefore, you can equate a Win64-based Supervisor
as a "Windows-based" host in various discussions in this document, unless particularly noted. For further details, see Win64-based
Supervisor notes.
- The JACE-NXT, like the preceding JACE-NXS model, is a Win32-based platform, is available in both a CompactFlash-memory based
model and a hard-drive based model. In either case, "Windows XP Embedded" is the operating system.
For any Windows-based platform, the following platform views differ from JACE controller platforms:
- Platform Administration
NOTE: When connected to any Windows host, the TCP/IP Configuration platform view is always read-only. Intended configuration use
is for JACE controllers only. On any Windows host, you configure TCP/IP and other network settings using the normal Windows Control Panel
interface.