Fox Over WebSocket connection

Fox over Websocket is intended for Workbench-to-station and station-to-station bidirectional connections using the station's existing HTTPS port (defaults to 443), which is managed by the station's WebService. It allows for wrapping fox communication in a WebSocket so that you can communicate with the station through Niagara's existing WebService.

The advantage of communicating between Niagara hosts via WebSocket is that it exclusively uses secure HTTPS communication, typically over standard port 443, which is more friendly to modern IT network environments.

When you make a Workbench-to-station or station-to-station (NiagaraNetwork) connection, you can select the Fox over WebSocket (foxwss) connection type in addition to the existing fox/foxs connection options. If a firewall prevents a fox or foxs connection, the Workbench-to-station or station-to-station connection can fall through to a foxwss connection if an initial fox or foxs connection attempt fails due to an unreachable host/port error. This allows existing Workbench bookmarks or existing ORDs containing fox/foxs sessions to continue to resolve via foxwss even when fox/foxs connections are prevented.