Connect FactoryTalk Design Studio to FactoryTalk Remote Access

FactoryTalk Design Studio
 uses a custom
FactoryTalk Remote Access
 user named
FTDS
 to communicate to on-premises devices through
FactoryTalk Remote Access
 endpoints. To confirm this user’s configuration, see Enable FactoryTalk Remote Access for FactoryTalk Design Studio. Access to the Build and Deploy Center requires the Engineer role. To change communication configuration, a
FactoryTalk Design Studio
 Core entitlement is required.
Connect
FactoryTalk Design Studio
 to
FactoryTalk Remote Access
 once the
FactoryTalk Remote Access
 configuration is complete.
  1. On the top toolbar, select Deploy icon to open
    Deploy center
    .
    TIP: You can also select
    Deploy center
     at the bottom of the
    Devices
     explorer.
  2. On
    Deploy center
    , in the
    Path
     column, select , and then select
    Set controller path
    .
    The list of drivers on this screen is common to all users and all
    FactoryTalk Design Studio
     projects in your
    FactoryTalk Hub
     organization.
  3. In
    Set device path
    , select .
    The
    Configure Drivers
     dialog appears.
  4. In
    Configure Drivers
    , do the following:
    1. In
      Available Driver Types
      , select
      FactoryTalk Remote Access (VPN)
      .
    2. Select
      Add New
      .
    The
    Change the VPN Endpoint
     dialog appears and shows the
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
     endpoints that have
    FTDS
     user permissions assigned to them.
  5. In
    Change the VPN Endpoint
    , select the
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
     endpoint or device to which you want to connect, and then select
    OK
    . The on-premises controller must have a network connection to this endpoint to be visible to
    FactoryTalk Design Studio
    .
  6. In
    Configure VPN
    , do one of the following:
    • Set
      Discovery Method
       to
      Device List/Range
      , and then add a specific IP address or range of IP addresses in the
      Device List/Range
       field.
    • Set
      Discovery Method
       to
      Broadcast
      . Broadcast discovery finds all available controllers connected to the selected endpoint.
  7. Select
    OK
     to add your new endpoint.
  8. Select
    Close
    .
    Your new endpoint appears in the
    Set device path
     list and is available to all projects within your organization.
  9. Right-click the endpoint, and then select
    Connect
    .
    An active connection to the
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
     VPN endpoint is established and a list of all available controllers connected to that endpoint appears.
  10. Once connected, expand the list to see available controllers.
  11. Highlight the controller whose path you want to set, and then select
    OK
    .
FactoryTalk Design Studio
 is configured to communicate through your
FactoryTalk Remote Access
 endpoint, and you’ve set your on-premises controller path.
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