Overview
The OPC Router 5 Management contains the projecting, the option for making changes productive and a status display at runtime.
What you will also find there:
- The router service that processes the data transfers as a runtime component
The Management is being accessible via web browser (Default address: http://localhost:5000/)
The OPC Router Management interface in the browser consolidates all steps for commissioning the OPC Router, including licensing:
- Configuration of needed plug-ins, e. g. access data of accessible OPC and database servers, with connection details, definition of variables (Selection on the left in the snap-in directory under "Plugins", editing on the corresponding tab).
- Projecting of the connections: Which data should be transferred when, from where and to where? (Selection and creation via the snap-in directory under "Connections", selection of transfer objects on the right, editing of connections in the main window)
- Deployment of the whole project or individual connections to production.
- Starting the service – if the service is running (default), the mandatory restart is executed automatically. (button)
- Monitoring and error diagnosis on the left via the snap-in directory under "Status".
The following sections of the manual cover the individual steps in detail. Please note that only the licensed plug-ins are available to you.
The entire project, including the transfer protocol, is stored in local databases (MongoDB).
Remember: Project backup: If the entire computer (VM, disk backup) is not backed up, the program directory of the router where the database files are located should be backed up.
The router service or service is the runtime component that processes the data transfers in the background as a Windows service. Individual configuration is usually only necessary when used in distributed systems with Windows authentication.