Connect to a PI AF server

Use the Servers window to review PI AF server connections and to connect to different servers as needed.

1. From the PI System Explorer menu bar, choose File > Connections.

   In the Servers window, you see a list of known servers, identified by the following icons.

   	A disconnected PI AF server in the Known Server Table
   	A connected PI AF server
   	The default connected PI AF server
   	A Data Archive in the Known Server Table.
   	The local default connected Data Archive
   	A disconnected Data Archive collective
   	A connected Data Archive collective

   Note: The icon and a warning indicates that the PI AF client is connected to an unsupported version of Data Archive, such as version 3.4.375 or 3.4.370. The PI AF client cannot connect to a Data Archive server that is running software earlier than version 3.4.370.

2. To connect to a PI AF server, choose from the following actions:

   To ...	Do this ...
   Connect to a different PI AF server	Select a server in the list and click Connect.
   Connect to a server as a different user (for example, from a shared computer)	Right-click a server in the list and click Connect As. In the Connect to PI AF Server server window, enter a Windows user account name and password. Click OK.
   Connect to a server that is not displayed on the Known Servers Table	Click Add Asset Server. For more information, see Add a PI AF server to the connection list.
   Set a default PI AF server	Right-click a connected PI AF server in the list and click Set as local default Asset Server. A icon appears next to the default server.
   Connect to a collective	Right-click a collective in the list. Choose one of the following actions: To connect to the primary server in the collective, click Connect to Primary. To connect to a specific collective member, click Connect to Collective Member, as described in Switch to a specific collective member.

3. Click Close.