Creating a new station

Use the New Station tool from the Tools menu to create a new controller or Supervisor station. The new station is automatically configured with appropriate services.

NOTE: If the platform that you are running is licensed for FIPS, the New Station tool creates a FIPS-compliant station.

Perform the following steps:

In Workbench, select Tools > New Station.
The New Station Wizard opens.
Enter the Station Name.
The Station Name property is case-sensitive and must begin with a letter. Best practice is to keep station names short and use a station display name if a longer name with spaces or other characters is required.

To create a directory of the same name, the system automatically appends the Station Name text you enter to the read-only Station Directory property.
If you enter a duplicate station name, the system prompts you to delete the existing station, as shown below.

Either delete the existing station or enter a different station name.
Select a Station Template type and click Next.

The Station Templates table contains the default new station templates provided in Workbench as well as any user-defined templates.

A second window opens to set the admin user password and prompts you choose an action to take once the station creation is complete.
To enter the station’s password, click Set Password.
The Set Password window opens.
Enter a password for the station and click OK.
Your password must contain at least 10 characters, one digit, one lowercase character and one uppercase character.

If the new station template selected earlier contains any exposed properties, such as the ports, etc., this window presents those properties for you to configure.
Select an option for the preferred action-on-completion and click Finish.
The New Station Wizard closes. If the default option, open it in user home is selected, a Property Sheet view of the new station config.bog file opens.

Creating a new station

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