Specify the FactoryTalk Directory location

Specify the
FactoryTalk Directory
 location to select which computer hosts the network directory.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration
 uses this directory to find applications to publish and to authenticate user groups. Changing this setting affects all
Rockwell Automation
 software that connects to the network directory on the
FactoryTalk ViewPoint
 server.
To specify the
FactoryTalk Directory
 location
  1. On the
    FactoryTalk ViewPoint
     Server computer, click
    Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software >
    FactoryTalk
     Tools
    , and then click
    Specify
    FactoryTalk Directory
     Location
    .
  2. If you receive a prompt to sign in, type a user name and password, and then click
    OK
    .
    IMPORTANT:
    The account must have administrative privileges in
    Windows®
    and the
    FactoryTalk
     Network Directory on the computer that hosts the
    FactoryTalk Directory
    .
  3. In the
    FactoryTalk Directory
     Server Location Utility
    , click the browse button.
  4. In the
    FactoryTalk Directory
     Server Configuration
     dialog box, select the
    FactoryTalk Directory
     location:
    • This computer
       - The network directory is hosted locally on this computer.
    • Remote computer
       - The network directory is hosted on the specified computer.
  5. Click
    OK
    .
    TIP:
    The
    FactoryTalk
     user accounts listed on the
    Security Settings
     page depend on the application type selected. For example, if you select Site Edition (Network) accounts in the current network directory are displayed. Users in different
    FactoryTalk
     Directories must be assigned to
    FactoryTalk ViewPoint
     security groups separately.
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