The OPC UA connection assistant function (#56-61 / #3-02-1*)
Application
For quick and easy setup of an OPC UA client application, you can use the OPC UA NC Server connection assistant window. This assistant guides you through the steps that are required to connect an OPC UA client application to the control.
Related topics
- Assigning the OPC UA client application to a software option 56 to 61 or #3-02-1 to #3-02-6 using the OPC UA NC Server - License Settings window
- Managing certificates with the PKI Admin menu
Description of function
Use the OPC UA menu item to open the OPC UA NC Server connection assistant window.
The OPC UA (#56-61 / #3-02-1*) menu item
The assistant provides the following steps:
- Export OPC UA NC Server certificates
- Import the certificates of the OPC UA client application
- Assign each of the available OPC UA NC Server software options to a OPC UA client application
- Select the type of user logon: certificate or password
If you select the user logon with a password, the control will skip the following steps up to the firewall.
- Import the user certificates
- Assign the user certificates to users
- Configure the firewall
- Connect the client application to the control
If at least one software option is active for the OPC UA NC Server, the control will generate the server certificate as a part of a self-generated certificate chain during the first start-up. The client application or the manufacturer of the application creates the client certificate. The user certificate is linked to the user account. The user name and the password are defined in the user administration. Please contact your IT department.
Note
The OPC UA NC Server connection assistant also helps you create test or sample certificates for users and the OPC UA client application. Do not use the user and client application certificates created at the control for other purposes than development at the programming station.