New/Edit station connection
You use the New windows to create a NiagaraStation connection and add it to the client station’s database. The Edit window provides access to station properties for editing purposes.
Adding a NiagaraStation automatically creates a reciprocal, disabled server NiagaraStation under the NiagaraNetwork in the remote station.
To open this window, expand , double-click the NiagaraNetwork and click New.
When working in a Supervisor station configured for provisioning, the Add (and Edit) windows include additional platform properties that specify the platform daemon credentials and the port, which the provisioning code uses to connect to the remote controller platform for the purpose of running provisioning jobs.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | text | Provides a name for the object.
Editing this property is equivalent to the right-clicking Rename command on the component. In this case, the configured name must match the name of the remote server station. |
| Type | drop-down list | Specifies the type of object. In this case, the type is a station. |
| Address, IP and number | additional properties | Defines the IP address of the
source or destination device. In this case it identifies the IP address of the remote server station. |
| Fox port | Port number | Specifies the port number for
secure Fox/Foxs communication to the remote device. |
| Use Foxs | true (default) or false | Configures the station to use
secure Foxs communication (true) or regular Fox communication
(false). |
| Credential Store, Username and Password | text | Define the Username and Password required to access the device. This user name is a specific service account user previously set up in the remote station. This should be a special user for station-to-station access, with admin write privileges, and not otherwise used for normal (login) access of the remote station. This user should be unique for each project. The password should be strong. You can use a client certificate instead of a username and password for this credential store property. The Niagara Station Security Guide documents client certificate authentication. |
| Enabled | true (default) or false | Activates (true)
and deactivates (false) use of the object (network,
device, point, component, table, schedule, descriptor, etc.). This property must be set to true for the client connection to succeed. |
| Virtuals Enabled | true or false(default) | Enables (true) and disables (false) access to the virtual components in this station by a user with virtual gateway permissions. |
| Sec Dash Import Enabled | true (default) or false | Enables (true) and disables (false) the import of the security dashboard for the NiagaraStation. |
| Sec Dash Import Time, Time of Day | hours minutes seconds (defaults to 2 am EST) | Configures when to import the security dashboard for this NiagaraStation. |
| Sec Dash Import Time, Randomization | hours minutes seconds (defaults to no set time) | Configures a random time to update the security dashboard. |
| Sec Dash Import Time, Days Of The Week | check boxes | Configures a specific time and day of the week to update the security dashboard. |
| Platform User | text | For provisioning purposes, provides the server station’s platform Username. This is the name the client station sends to the remote server station to connect to it. |
| Platform Password | text | For provisioning purposes, provides the server station’s platform Password. This is the password the client station sends to the remote server station to connect to it. |
| Secure Platform | true (default) or false | Enables (true) and disables (false) a secure platform connection between the client station and the remote server station for provisioning. |
| Platform Port | number (defaults to 5011) | Identifies the remote server platform’s port. |