Install a station from the local computer

If you have a specific station database ready to install in the host, you can specify it at this step in the wizard. This step is recommended.

Prerequisites: The station database for this host exists and is available on the computer.

Figure 2. Station Installation dialog (default)

To install an existing station, select the station from the drop-down list or, accept the default (Don’t transfer a station) and click Next.
Station lists the subfolders under in your Workbench User Home.

You can create a station later using the New Station Wizard, and install it using the platform’s Station Copier. Or you can select an existing station to install using the Station Copier.)

If you select a station, the following additional options are available:
- New Name
  Either leave at same station name as local copy, or type in a new station name.
- START AFTER INSTALL
  If enabled (the default), and a reboot is not included at the end of commissioning, when commissioning completes the station is restarted, In cases where commissioning ends in a reboot, such as if commissioning a new controller (installing core software) and/or changing TCP/IP settings, the next “AUTO-START” setting determines if the installed station is started following the reboot.
  
  This option is selectable, in the case where commissioning does not require a reboot. In Niagara 4, it is possible to start or restart a station without rebooting the host controller.
- AUTO-START
  If enabled (the default), the station starts every time you reboot the host. This is recommended.
  
  NOTE: In some commissioning scenarios, you may wish to disable (clear) both start options when installing a station, especially if commissioning ends in a reboot. This way, the software modules needed by the station are installed (along with all station files), but the station is idle. To start the station you must reopen a platform connection to the controller following the reboot, starting the (now idle) station from the Application Director view. This allows you to see all standard output messages from the station as it transitions from “idle” to “starting” to “started.”If you are doing this in the Application Director, be sure to enable AUTO-START on the selected station. Otherwise, it remains “idle” after the next controller reboot.
Click the Next button to continue.
The Commissioning Wizard asks which station files to copy, where you can select one of the following:
Select one of the following:
- Copy files from selected directories allows you to specify which subfolders under that local station to copy by opening a folder chooser.
- Copy every file in the station directory and its subdirectories is the most typical option. It may be unavailable (missing) if the source station folder contains alarm and/or history data. In this case, you should choose the first option (copy files from selected directories), and decide if copying the alarm and/or history data is appropriate.
  
  NOTE: The valid use case for this option is when migrating a controller. However, copying the identical alarm/history data to multiple controllers is a bad practice.
- Copy only the “config.bog” station database file Copies only the station configuration (components), and not any supporting folders/files like px files, html files, and so forth.
If you selected Copy files from selected directories, click folder controls to expand and contract as needed.
Selected folders appear with an “X” and unselected folders show an empty folder box.
Click the Next button for the next step (or if skipping that step, go to “Select modules”.

Install a station from the local computer

Figure 2. Station Installation dialog (default)

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