Web browser

Use this object to display an embedded web browser at runtime. Add a web browser object to a container to show web content.

WARNING: By their nature, web browsers are susceptible to security vulnerabilities. When you deploy your application,

FactoryTalk Optix

displays a warning message if you have a web browser in the project.

Rockwell Automation

recommends limiting browsing to locally hosted web pages and files. When accessing any content using the web browser, especially public web sites, verify that the source is trusted and secure.

Web browser in web presentation engine

Consider the following when working with web browsers in web presentation engines:

In the web presentation engine, the

NavigateBack

and

NavigateForward

methods of the web browser object are not supported.

To support the navigation methods, use the native presentation engine. For more information, see Add navigation buttons.

Due to security reasons, to view websites with self-signed SSL certificates inside a web browser object with the web presentation engine, you must first open the website in another tab of the same browser and approve the certificate in that tab. You can then go to the

FactoryTalk Optix Application

tab and reload the page to display the self-signed SSL website.

Only websites with a content security policy that allows embedding can open inside a web browser on a

FactoryTalk Optix Application

web session. For more information, see Certificate errors.

For more information about the presentation engines, see Presentation engines.