Station Manager

This view on the NiagaraNetwork manages access to NiagaraStations. It operates like the Device Manager for most drivers that have online device discovery capability.

To open this view, expand Config > Drivers and double-click NiagaraNetwork.

Columns


Column	Description
Path	Reports the path to the station.
Name	Reports the name of the station.
Type	Reports the type of station.
Exts	Provides access to the extensions that are associated with the station. (Point Manager icon) opens the Point Manager view. (History Import Manager icon) opens the Niagara History Import Manager view. (Alarm icon) opens the Alarm Device Ext Property Sheet. (Schedule Import Manager icon) opens the Niagara Schedule Import Manager view. (User icon) opens the Niagara User Device Ext Property Sheet. (Sys Def icon) opens the Niagara Sys Def Device Ext Property Sheet. (File Manager icon) opens the File Manager view.
Address	Reports the IP address of the remote station.
Fox Port	Identifies the Fox Port in the remote station.
Use Foxs	Indicates if Fox communication in the remote station uses TLS security or not.
Fox Over WebSocket	Provides options for deciding when a foxwss connection to the remote station should be established: Use WebSocket if Fox or Foxs fails (default) : instructs to prefer fox or foxs as configured by the existing properties (the Use Foxs property in particular), but allows foxwss to be used as a fall-through if the fox/foxs attempt initially fails due to an unreachable host/port error. Use WebSocket Only: instructs to use foxwss connection exclusively. Using this option causes the Use Foxs property setting to be ignored and only attempt foxwss connections. WebSocket Disabled: instructs to disable foxwss connections. Only the Use Foxs
Fox Over WebSocket Port	Specifies the port to use for foxwss connections. This should be the HTTPS port used by the remote station's WebService.
Fox Over WebSocket in Use	Indicates whether the last successful connection used foxwss or not. This helps determine when the fall-through connection occurs.
Host Model	Reports the hardware model of the remote controller.
Host Model Version	Reports the version of the hardware model.
Version	Reports the version of Niagara running on the remote controller.
Status	Indicates the current state of the remote station.
Enabled	Indicates if the remote station is enabled.
Health	Reports the current health of the remote station.
Fault Cause	If the remote station is in fault, reports the reason.
Client Conn	Indicates if a client is connected.
Server Conn	Indicates if a server is connected.
Virtuals Enabled	Indicates if virtual entities are enabled in the station.

Buttons

New Folder creates a new folder for devices. Each such folder provides its own set of manager views.
New creates a new device record in the database.
Edit opens the device’s database record for updating.
Discover runs a discover job to locate installed devices, which appear in the Discovered pane. This view has a standard appearance that is similar to all Device Manager views.
Cancel ends the current discovery job.
Add inserts into the database a record for the discovered and selected object.
Match associates a discovered device with a record that is already in the database.
TagIt associates metadata, such as location or unique configuration with the object.
Template Config accesses the station template that defines configuration options. You would select a template to set up the device with pre-configured properties.