Device registration to domain

Devices embedding the FactoryTalk Remote Access Runtime must be registered to a domain. This registration allows their management and enables remote connection. Remote connections can be established by choosing either the
Interactive Access
 or
VPN
 options within FactoryTalk Remote Access Manager.
The domain registration procedure might differ depending on the device type and firmware version.

Stratix 4300
®
 featuring a firmware version older than or equal to 4.0.2

  1. Access the FactoryTalk Remote Access Manager and select
    Explorer
    Domain view
    .
  2. Select the domain folder in which you want to register your device.
  3. Select the
    Add resource
     (
    circled plus
     button).
  4. Select
    Add device
    .
  5. Select
    Add device locally
    .
    NOTE: A pop-up message may appear which asks for permission to open the Tool. Before confirming, you can check
    Always allow checkbox to prevent this message from prompting again during this session
    . If you use a different computer or a different browser, this message will prompt again.
  6. In the
    Add device locally
     dialog window, enter the password by logging in as an
    Admin
     user. Then, a list displays the MAC addresses of the devices found on your network.
    NOTE: These credentials are the same that you use to access the device System Manager, and the default password for an admin user is
    admin
    . Refer to the device User Manual to learn more about System Manager. See https://literature.rockwellautomation.com/.
  7. Select the device that you want to add to your domain.
  8. Enter a device name in the
    Initial name
     field.
  9. Select
    Register
    .
    NOTE: You might be prompted to log in to your account, if you have not done it yet.

Stratix 4300
®
 featuring a firmware version newer than 4.0.2

  1. Access the device System Manager through a browsing bar.
    NOTE:
    To access the device System Manager, enter the device IP address into a browsing bar. Then, enter
    admin
     as a username and
    admin
     as a default password.
    If you don’t know the IP address that is used to access your device System Manager, refer to the device User Manual on https://literature.rockwellautomation.com/ to learn more about the device factory settings or perform network discovery through
    Tools
    Device Setup
    .
  2. Select the
    FT Remote Access
     section, then click
    Connect
    . Wait until a connection is established.
    NOTE: If the remote device is not registered to any domain yet, the web page displays an ID along with a password used for device registration to the domain.
  3. To register the remote device, log in to FactoryTalk Remote Access Manager by using a user's account with
    Admin
     rights.
  4. In FactoryTalk Remote Access Manager, access the
    Explorer
    Domain view
     section and open the domain folder in which you want to store the remote device.
  5. Select
    Add resource
     (
    circled plus
     button), then select
    Add device
    .
  6. Select
    Add device remotely
     and enter the ID and password that you previously obtained by selecting
    Connect
     on System Manager.
  7. Select
    Save
    . The newly registered device is named
    <No name>
     in the previously selected folder and must be renamed.
  8. Rename the device.

OptixPanel
™
 and Embedded Edge Compute Module

  1. Access the device System Manager through a browsing bar.
    NOTE:
    To access the device System Manager, enter the device IP address into a browsing bar. Then, enter
    admin
     as a username and
    admin
     as a default password.
    If you don’t know the IP address that is used to access your device System Manager, refer to the device User Manual on https://literature.rockwellautomation.com/ to learn more about the device factory settings or perform network discovery through
    Tools
    Device Setup
     (select firmware 4.0.4 or newer).
  2. Select the
    FT Remote Access
     section, then click
    Connect
    . Wait until a connection is established.
    NOTE: If the remote device is not registered to any domain yet, the webpage displays an ID along with a password used for device registration to the domain.
  3. To register the remote device, log in to FactoryTalk Remote Access Manager by using a user's account with
    Admin
     rights.
  4. In FactoryTalk Remote Access Manager, access the
    Explorer
    Domain view
     section and open the domain folder in which you want to store the remote device.
  5. Select
    Add resource
     (
    circled plus
     button), then select
    Add device
    .
  6. Select
    Add device remotely
     and enter the ID and password that you previously obtained by selecting
    Connect
     on System Manager.
  7. Select
    Save
    . The newly registered device is named
    <No name>
     in the previously selected folder and must be renamed.
  8. Rename the device.

Hardware identification

Upon its first connection to the network, Runtime stores its identity on the device disk in a file named
auth.bin
. The location of this file depends on the system used, as indicated in the following table.
Runtime for Rockwell Automation devices
System
Path
Stratix 4300 Routers, OptixPanels graphic terminals, Embedded Edge Compute Module
/persistent/data/Rockwell_Automation/FactoryTalk_Remote_Access/Identity/
NOTE:
It is not possible to transfer the identity file from one device to another by copying the
auth.bin
 file. However, you can create a backup of the file and restore it after uninstalling and reinstalling the operating system or Runtime.
The only scenario in which you cannot restore the identity file is when the disk is replaced. In this case, the device is recognized as a different machine.
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