Access Anywhere Quick Start Guide

Welcome to the AVEVA Plant SCADA Access Anywhere Quick Start Guide. This guide provides an overview of the steps that need to be carried out so that you can use your Plant SCADA Access Anywhere.

About Plant SCADA Access Anywhere

Plant SCADA Access Anywhere enables you to remotely access a running Plant SCADA client with a mobile device including tablets, smart phones and laptop computers.

You can view and control the client through a web browser without needing to install it on your portable device. You can interact with the Plant SCADA client from anywhere in real-time.

Note: Availability of a Plant SCADA floating license is verified every time a user attempts to connect to a Plant SCADA client using Access Anywhere. For more information, see Licensing.

Getting Started

To use Plant SCADA Access Anywhere to remotely connect to Plant SCADA clients, you need to:

1. Install Plant SCADA and check that you are able to connect to the Plant SCADA client.

2. Install and configure the Access Anywhere Server on the computer where Plant SCADA is installed.

   See Installing and Configuring the Access Anywhere Server.

3. Configure the Windows Firewall on the computer where the Access Anywhere Server is installed.

   See Configuring Windows Firewall.

4. Configure Remote Desktop Service (RDS) on the computer where the Access Anywhere Server is installed.

   See Configuring Remote Desktop Service.

5. Configure user access to the Plant SCADA clients on the computer where the Access Anywhere Server is installed.

   See Configuring User Access to Plant SCADA Clients.

If your Plant SCADA Access Anywhere Server will be accessed by computers outside the operations network, it is recommended that you also install the Access Anywhere Secure Gateway.

For more information, see Installing and Configuring the Access Anywhere Secure Gateway.

After you have completed the steps listed above, you will be able to connect to a Plant SCADA client using Plant SCADA Access Anywhere.

See Connecting Access Anywhere to a Plant SCADA Client.

Note: This guide only provides an overview of the steps described above. Detailed information for each step is available in different guides, a reference to which is provided at the end of each section. Look for the heading For more information.