To open a platform connection to a new AX-3.8 SoftJACE

From an AX-3.8 Workbench PC, do the following:

1. From the Workbench menu bar, select File->Open->Open Platform.

   A Connect popup dialog appears.

   AX-3.8 (SSL session type)	AX-3.8 (non-SSL session type)

   You can change Session “Type” between Platform SSL and regular (non-SSL). A new AX-3.8 SoftJACE is pre-configured to support either a platform SSL connection or a “regular” (non-SSL) platform connection.

2. In the Connect popup, enter fields as follows:

   • Host

     Leave at default IP, and type in the IP address or hostname of the SoftJACE PC.

   • Port

     Leave at default 5011 (if SSL session selected) or 3011 (if non-SSL session).

   Click OK.

   If the first time for an SSL type platform connection from this Workbench, an Identity Verification warning appears, similar to that shown below. Otherwise, see Step 3.

   
   
   

   Click Accept. This creates an “allowed hosts” certificate exemption for Workbench on this port (5011, if using defaults). For more details, see SSL and certificate notes in AX-3.8..

3. An Authentication popup dialog appears, as below.

   
   
   

   In the two fields:

   • Username

     Enter the user name of a user who is a member of the local Windows machine's Administrators group.

   • Password

     Type in the password for this user.

4. 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 8).

   Figure 8. Connected JACE platform (SSL session)

   
   
   
   
   

   Note the above shows an SSL platform session, indicated by the “padlock” in the Platform icon . A non-SSL platform session would look identical, except for the platform icon.

   After you commission a SoftJACE and it reboots, in future platform sessions you will need to login using any new (changed) parameters—for example, Port and/or IP address.

To open a platform connection to a new AX-3.7 SoftJACE

From an AX-3.7 Workbench PC, do the following:

1. From the Workbench menu bar, select File->Open->Open Platform.

   A Connect popup dialog appears.

   
   
   

2. In the Connect popup, enter fields as follows:

   • Host

     Leave at default IP, and type in the IP address or hostname of the SoftJACE PC.

   • Port

     Leave at default 3011.

   • Credentials

     • Username

       Type in the user name of a user who is a member of the local Windows machine's Administrators group.

     • Password

       Type in the password for this user.

3. 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 8).

   Figure 9. Connected JACE platform

   
   
   

   
   

   After you commission a SoftJACE and it reboots, in future platform sessions you will need to login using any new (changed) parameters—for example, Port and/or IP address.