Connecting Access Anywhere to a Plant SCADA Client

Connection to a Plant SCADA client is achieved through a Plant SCADA Access Anywhere web client in the following ways:

• Through the Secure Gateway

• Directly to the Plant SCADA Access Anywhere Server.

Connecting via the Secure Gateway

Open an HTML5 compliant browser and point it to the URL of the computer on which the Secure Gateway is installed:

https://server:port/

Connecting Directly to the Plant SCADA Access Anywhere Server

If the web client is on the SCADA network, you can connect directly to the Plant SCADA Access Anywhere Server. Open an HTML5 compliant browser and point it to the URL of the Plant SCADA Access Anywhere Server:

http://<computer name or IP Address>:8080/

This URL will automatically redirect to the following URL:

http://<computer name>:8080/PlantAccessAnywhere/start.html

Specify the Plant SCADA Access Anywhere Server port in the URL to tell the browser to use the web server that is built-in to the Plant SCADA Access Anywhere Server service. HTTPS may also be used.

Note: If you are running Plant SCADA Access Anywhere on an IPv6 network and you attempt to connect to the Access Anywhere Server using an IPv6 address in Internet Explorer, the connection will not be successful. Use a different browser, or check with your system administrator if a hostname has been configured for the Access Anywhere Server.

Logging on to Plant SCADA

1. After the Plant SCADA Access Anywhere Server web page appears, enter the user credentials. This user needs to belong to the 'SCADA.AnywhereControl' or ' SCADA.AnywhereView' Windows user group.

   

2. Once you have entered your credentials, click Connect.

   The connection dialog appears momentarily while the web browser connects to the RDP host where the Plant SCADA Access Anywhere Server is installed.

   The Plant SCADA client is launched at the remote node.

   Note: Once connected, closing the Plant SCADA client will log off and end the session. Closing the browser will close the Plant SCADA client, log off and end the Access Anywhere session.

For more information...

Refer to the following chapters in the Plant SCADA Access Anywhere Web Client User Guide:

• Viewing Plant SCADA with Plant SCADA Access Anywhere