Add a FactoryTalk Linx data server - network station

To access values in a ControlLogix controller, add a
FactoryTalk Linx
 data server that will provide a link, in the form of direct references, between the application and the controller containing the tags that are being referenced.
To add a
FactoryTalk Linx
 data server:
  1. In FactoryTalk View SE, in the Explorer window, right-click the application root or an area name, depending upon where you are adding the server, and then click
    Add New Server
    > Rockwell Automation Device Server (
    FactoryTalk Linx
    )
    .
  2. In the
    FactoryTalk Linx
     Server Properties
     tabs, specify the required information for a
    FactoryTalk Linx
     data server.
  3. Click
    OK
     to save the
    FactoryTalk Linx
     data server information.
    For detailed information about the
    FactoryTalk Linx
     Server Properties
     tabs, click
    Help
To modify the properties of a
FactoryTalk Linx
 data server:
  1. In the Explorer window, right-click the name of the
    FactoryTalk Linx
     data server, and then click
    Properties
    .
  2. In the
    FactoryTalk Linx
     Server Properties
     tabs, change the information as required, and then click
    OK
    .
Remarks
  • FactoryTalk Linx
     is optimized for use with all products in the
    Studio 5000
     controller family including ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FlexLogix, DriveLogix, SoftLogix, and GuardLogix controllers.
  • When running a FactoryTalk View Site Edition application within a Windows workgroup, all Windows users should have Windows Administrative rights assigned to them.
  • Names for the following FactoryTalk View Studio components do not support extended ASCII characters or Unicode characters: applications, areas, HMI servers, data servers, HMI tags,
    FactoryTalk Linx
     shortcuts, and FactoryTalk View Studio application files (. SED).
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