Mercury requirements

Requirements include the version of Workbench supported, platform compatibility for SSL, and licensing requirements. Each Mercury panel must be configured so that device and point discovery work successfully.

Systems integrator requirements

The procedures in this document assume that you:

Know how to install and configure the Mercury Panel.
Are NiagaraAX certified and experienced at configuring stations.

Platform prerequisites

The Mercury driver requires a NiagaraAX platform that supports Hot Spot VM (virtual machine) from Sun Microsystems. It does not support the JACE 2, 4, and 5.

Version of Workbench

The Mercury driver requires Workbench 3.7 or later.

Security requirement

This driver requires either CryptoService or full SSL security. If your network is not yet secure, the form of security you need depends on your version of NiagaraAX and the model number of the JACE you are using. For more information about security, see NiagaraAX CryptoService (SSL) (module://docEngNotes/doc/docEn_CryptoService.html) and the NiagaraAX SSL Connectivity Guide(module://docSSL/doc/index.html)

Licensing requirements

License to use the NiagaraAX Mercury driver.
License for CryptoService or full SSL. The same license covers either security feature.

Mercury Panel pre-configuration

Make sure that the firmware in the Mercury panel is up-to-date before you begin.
Pre-configuration of a Mercury panel is required to configure virtual points for discovery in the NiagaraAX station.