Configure the module properties

Use the
Module Properties
 dialog box to perform the following actions on your Historian module:
  • Restore the default settings.
  • Reset the security configuration.
  • Shut down the module.
  • Start up the module.
  • Refresh data about the module.
  • Reset the module.
    TIP:
    Before you modify the module properties, back up your current module configuration.
To configure the module properties
  1. In RSLogix 5000 or Logix Designer, in the Controller Organizer, expand
    I/O Configuration
    .
  2. Right-click your Historian module, and then click
    Properties
    .
    The
    Module Properties
     dialog box appears.
  3. Click the
    Configuration
     tab.
    TIP:
    The blue arrows next to the buttons indicate that the given action will be immediately committed, without pressing the
    Apply
     button first.
  4. Choose any of the following options:
    • Restore Defaults
      Click this button to restore the module back to its original configuration.
      All configuration data, archives, and logs are deleted and reset.
      This process may take some time. While restoring the default settings, the Historian web page will not be available.
      After you click
      Restore Defaults
      , a message appears:
      Click
      To
      Yes
      Perform the restore defaults action.
      You will have 5 minutes to do either of the following:
      • Cut off and restore the power to the module by turning off and on the power switch on the chassis.
      • Unplug and insert the module into the chassis.
      Otherwise, the action will be canceled.
      No
      Cancel the restore defaults action.
    • Reset Security
      Resets the module security back to the FactoryTalk Historian ME Local Security mode and makes the
      piadmin
       user the password empty.
      If the Historian module is in the safe mode, clicking
      Reset Security
       will have no effect. For details, see Repair archives using safe mode.
      After you click
      Reset Security
      , a message appears:
      Click
      To
      Yes
      Perform the reset security action.
      You will have 5 minutes to do either of the following:
      • Cut off and restore the power to the module by turning off and on the power switch on the chassis.
      • Unplug and insert the module to the chassis.
      Otherwise, the action will be canceled.
      No
      Cancel the reset security action.
    • Shutdown
      Shut the module down. This process may take some time.
      The module shutdown allows you to stop all FactoryTalk Historian ME-related services (including the point server, the data collection, the data transfer, and the web configuration server). It is recommended that you shut down the module if you plan to remove it from the chassis or if you are going to power down the chassis.
      Before you perform any other operations in the
      Configuration
       tab, wait until the shutdown is complete.
    • Startup
      Start the module after it was shut down.
      When you click the
      Startup
       button, the module is rebooted, and the data collection service is restarted.
      The button is available only when the module is shut down.
      If Logix Designer Module Profile loses communication with the module at the startup time, the message "Requested message timed out" appears. Click
      OK
       and retry.
      TIP:
      Alternatively, you can execute the Restore Defaults, Reset Security, and Shutdown actions using the FactoryTalk Historian ME web client.
  5. Click the
    Module Info
     tab.
  6. Choose any of the following options:
    • Refresh
      Click this button to refresh the tab with new data from the module.
    • Reset Module
      Click this button to reset the module.
      TIP:
      After restoring the module defaults configuration or resetting the security mode, change the password for the default
      admin
       user.
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