Select Endpoint URL

  1. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
     , right-click an OPC UA Connector, and then select
    Properties
    .
  2. In , select
    OPC UA Servers
    .
  3. On
    OPC UA Servers
    , select a server, and then select opcuac_endpointurl_button next to
    Endpoint URL
    .
Use
Select Endpoint URL
 to browse the network and select a server to add to a
FactoryTalk Linx
OPC
 UA Connector.
TIP:
For an OPC UA Server endpoint to be discovered when browsing the network, the OPC Foundation Local Discovery service (opcualds.exe) must be running on the server and the associated port must be opened on the firewall. Alternatively, manually enter the endpoint URL as provided by the OPC UA Server management software.
OPC
 UA Servers compatible with the
FactoryTalk Linx
OPC
 UA Connector are listed in black.
OPC
 UA Servers incompatible with the
FactoryTalk Linx
OPC
 UA Connector are listed in gray.
Field
Description
Search
Filters discovered
OPC
 UA Servers by the entered string for a quick lookup.
Local
Lists
OPC
 UA Servers running on the local machine.
Remote
Lists
OPC
 UA Servers discovered by browsing the local subnet.
Custom Discovery
Lists
OPC
 UA Servers discovered by custom network paths.
Add Server
Specifies the network path or IP address to an
OPC
 UA Server. The path must be in the format
opc.tcp://hostname_or_ip:port/Path/To/Server
 where
hostname_or_ip
,
port
, and
/Path/To/Server
 are replaced with the
OPC
 UA Server settings. If no port is specified, the
FactoryTalk Linx
OPC
 UA Connector will attempt to connect to port 4880.
The firewall on the
OPC
 UA Server must allow incoming connections to the selected port for the connection to succeed.
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