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.

You are connected to the platform that will host the station.

As of Niagara 4.15, the user can encrypt passwords in the .bog file when creating the station. If you do not select this option, passwords will still be encrypted the first time the station runs. If installing and running the station immediately, this step may not be necessary. If you store the station for later use, it is recommended to encrypt the station.

If the platform that runs is licensed for FIPS, the New Station tool creates a FIPS-compliant station.

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 admin's password, click Set Password.
The Set Password window opens.
Enter a password for the station admin user 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.
Choose an encryption option (as of Niagara 4.15):
- To encrypt passphrases, select the Encrypt passphrases in station in user home checkbox. These passwords may be encrypted using the system passphrase, or a custom passphrase.
  - To use the system passphrase, select the Use the system passphrase radio button. There is no need to enter a passphrase. For more information, click the question mark icon next to Station Encryption Options.
  - To use a custom passphrase, select the Use a custom passphrase (enter below) radio button: Enter and confirm the passphrase for the station .bog file in the passphrase text field. For more information, click the question mark icon next to Station Encryption Options.
    Note: Passphrases must meet the default password strength for the system:
    For standard: 10 characters, 1 uppercase, 1 lowercase, 1 digit
    For FIPS: 14 characters, 1 uppercase, 1 lowercase, 1 digit
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.

On the initial station startup, when you run a station in Niagara 4.15, user passwords will be automatically upgraded to encrypted hashed passwords. A log item will be displayed in the station output in the sys.service log, and an entry will be added to the security audit log.

On subsequent station startups, if you add a user to the .bog file offline, and the user's password is not encrypted, the user will be automatically disabled when you start the station. A log item will be displayed in the station output in the sys.service log, and an entry will be added to the Security Audit Log.To use the user, an admin must manually enable it in the running station.