Enable FactoryTalk Remote Access for FactoryTalk Design Studio

Configure communication between
FactoryTalk Remote Access
 and
FactoryTalk Design Studio
 by creating and configuring the
FactoryTalk Remote Access
FTDS
 user.
NOTE: To work together, the instances of
FactoryTalk Remote Access
 and
FactoryTalk Design Studio
 you are using must be entitled within the same organization in
FactoryTalk Hub
.
FactoryTalk Design Studio
 can only communicate with the
FactoryTalk Remote Access
 instance in the same
FactoryTalk Hub
 organization. See Entitlements in the FactoryTalk Remote Access Online Help.
You must have entitlements allocated for using
FactoryTalk Remote Access
.
  1. In
    FactoryTalk Hub
    , open the
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
     application.
  2. On the left side of the screen, select the down arrow to expand
    Settings
    .
  3. Select
    Domain Options
    .
    The
    Options
     screen appears.
  4. Select the
    Enable FactoryTalk Design Studio (Linx) integration
     box, and then select
    Save
    .
    Selecting this option creates a
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
     user labeled
    FTDS
     which you will use to set permissions.
  5. On the left side of the screen, select
    Explorer
    Domain View
    .
  6. Select the device or folder with the endpoints that you want to connect via
    FactoryTalk Design Studio
    . You can connect to a single endpoint or set permissions for all the endpoints you have placed in a folder for your organization.
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
     endpoint devices enable secure connectivity to your controllers. Granting endpoint access to the FTDS user enables
    FactoryTalk Design Studio
     to communicate through the endpoint to on-premises controllers. To deploy to an on-premise controller with
    FactoryTalk Design Studio
    , the controller must be accessible on the same network as a
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
     endpoint device.
    For more information on how to add an endpoint device, see
    FactoryTalk Remote Access Manager Tools
     in FactoryTalk Remote Access Help. For this step, look at the help for
    Device Registration to Domain
    .
  7. Select the endpoint to which you want to assign permissions for the enabled
    FTDS
     user.
    An information panel opens on the right side of the screen.
  8. Select the arrow next to
    Permissions
     to expand the permissions list.
  9. Select the plus sign next to
    Permissions
     to add the
    FactoryTalk Design Studio
     user.
  10. Select the plus sign next to the user labeled
    FTDS
     to add the user then close the
    Add Permissions
     dialog by selecting the x at the top right of the box.
    The
    FTDS
     user appears in the Permissions list.
  11. Select the
    FTDS
     user.
  12. Under
    Permissions Operations
    , select the arrow to expand
    Interactive Access
    .
  13. Select the
    Allow
     box next to
    Network Access (VPN)
    .
    TIP: To give the
    FTDS
     user permission to all endpoint devices in the organization, highlight the top level in your folder structure and repeat this process.
    The
    FTDS
     user has permission to access the selected endpoint device.
FactoryTalk Design Studio
 can now use the
FTDS
user to communicate with devices connected to
FactoryTalk Remote Access
 endpoints. Next you must configure the endpoints in
FactoryTalk Design Studio
. Go to Connect FactoryTalk Design Studio to FactoryTalk Remote Access.
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