Remote Gateway (DA Client remote configuration)
Remote
FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
enables an OPC
DA client to access a remote OPC
DA server like FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
without installing Rockwell Automation
software on the OPC
DA client computer. It is intended for use with OPC
DA clients that do not support server enumeration and cannot discover or identify remote OPC
DA servers.During the installation, the Remote
FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
installer configures the Windows
Firewall and security settings to allow DCOM communications between the OPC
DA client and Remote FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
.Remote Gateway (DA Client remote configuration) does not install services and configures the computers' Windows Firewall settings for an OPC DA client to communicate to FactoryTalk Linx Gateway on a different computer. Select
Remote Gateway (DA Client remote configuration)
to install Remote FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
. The OPC test client will be installed, and the installer will configure the Windows Firewall settings to allow the opctest.exe and TCP port 135 during installation.Provide Feedback