Remote Proxy Service

How do I open Remote Proxy Service?
  1. From the
    Start
    menu, select
    Rockwell Software
     >
    FactoryTalk Linx Gateway Configuration
    .
  2. Select
    Remote Proxy Service
    .
Proxy service allows FactoryTalk Linx on one computer to bridge through a central FactoryTalk Linx Gateway Professional workstation on the network to communicate with automation system devices on a different network. FactoryTalk Linx Gateway Professional must be installed, enabled with a Professional activation, and configured to enable the Remote Proxy Service. Additionally, the FactoryTalk Linx Network Browser running on the central gateway workstation must have drivers configured to locate the desired automation devices, either on the same network or a sperate network. The FactoryTalk Linx Network Browser on each remote engineering or maintenance workstation can then configure a driver using the "remote Devices via Proxy Service" selection and bind it to a driver on the central gateway. Each driver can view, browse, and navigate the network topology from the gateway and go online with the device using the gateway as a bridge. This proxy service eliminates the need to configure similar drivers on multiple computers and makes the gateway driver configuration changes immediately visible to all remote computers.
Remote Proxy service supports 400 drivers with 400 devices at most (A client can connect 2,000 remote drivers from different servers at most).
Remote Proxy service supports Ethernet and Backplane drivers.
Remote Proxy service supports:
  • FactoryTalk Linx. You need to add a
    Remote Devices via Proxy Service
     driver.
  • RSLinx Classic. You need to add a
    Remote Devices via Linx Gateway
    driver.
Remote Proxy
Field
Description
Activation Status
Shows the status of the FactoryTalk Linx Gateway activations.
Tip: The FactoryTalk Linx Gateway Professional activation is required to utilize the Remote Proxy Service.
Disabled or Enabled
Controls access to Remote Proxy Service.
Refresh
Selects to refresh the status of the server IP addresses.
Server IP Address
Shows the IP addresses on this workstation.
Description
Shows the Network Interface Card (NIC) name of the IP addresses.
Enable
Selects to enable the IP address for remote proxy.
  • On
    : Enables the connection between the server IP address and the client IP address.
  • Off
    : Disables the connection between the server IP address and the client IP address.
Status
Shows the connection status of the corresponding IP address, including:
  • Enabled icon
    This IP address is enabled and valid to be connected.
  • Paused icon
    This IP address is disabled to be connected.
  • Disabled icon
    This IP address is enabled to be connected but is not valid. See
    Information
    for the detailed reason.
Information
Provides an description for connection issues for the corresponding IP address.
Limit access for the proxy service
Specifies the IP addresses for remote workstations that will be permitted to access the Remote Proxy service on this workstation.
  • All
    Any remote workstation can access the remote proxy servers.
  • Listed IP Address
    Lists the IP addresses that can access the Remote Proxy service.
  • Defined by CIP Security
    All connections between the server IP address and the client IP address must be configured by CIP Security using FactoryTalk Policy Manager. Selecting this option also provides communications integrity and confidentiality. This option may prevent RSLinx Classic on remote workstations from accessing the Remote Proxy service.
Add
Selects to add an IP address.
Delete
Selects to delete the selected IP addresses.
Copy
Selects to copy the selected IP addresses.
Paste
Selects to paste the copied single or multiple IP addresses to this list.
IP Address or hostname
Shows the IP addresses that can access the Remote Proxy service.
TIP:
The Client list supports:
  • Sorting the item ascending or descending in each column.
    In the column, select Ascend icon to sort the table's contents in ascending order based on column's items. Select Descend icon to sort the table's contents in descending order based on the column's items.
  • Filtering the items in each column.
    Select Filter icon and enter the word you want to filter.
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