Gateway Post-Configuration Steps

After you configure the Gateway, there are two steps to take before you can access data with your client application.

1. Determine what kind of client applications are to be used with this Gateway.

   If any of your client applications use DDE/SuiteLink, you must configure the Gateway as a service. If only OPC client applications will be used, you can configure the Gateway as a service or as not a service.

2. Activate OI Gateway.

   Some client applications can programmatically activate the Gateway.

   • If you configure OI Gateway as an automatic service, OI Gateway is started and activated when the computer on which the OI Server is installed starts up.

   • If you configure the OI Server as a manual service, the OI Server is not started when the computer starts up. Instead, it is started up on the first connection from an OPC client or when activated from the OI Server Manager.

     After an OI Server is running as an auto or manual service, it stays running until explicitly stopped in the OI Server Manager or the computer shuts down.