Runtime registration
FactoryTalk Remote Access
Runtime for iPCs 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
UBIQUITY Manager
.The domain registration procedure might differ depending on the Operating System.
Once the Runtime is installed and running on the remote device, proceed as follows to connect:
Windows Runtime registration
- Click the Windows Runtime icon. The Windows Runtime pane will display theNetwork Connectionsection.NOTE: See Windows Runtime installation and configuration to learn how to start Runtime.
- ClickConnectand wait until a connection is established.
- If the remote device is not registered to any domain yet, the Windows Runtime displays an ID with a password used for device registration to the domain.
- To register the Runtime of the remote device, sign in toFactoryTalk Remote Access Managerusing a user account with administration rights.
- Access thesection and open the folder where you wish to store the remote device and click theAdd resource(circled plus) button, then selectAdd device.
- SelectAdd device remotelyand enter the remote device ID and password obtained when selectingConnecton the Windows Runtime pane (see step 3).
- SelectSave. The newly registered device is named<No name>in the previously selected folder and must be renamed.
- Rename the device.
Ubuntu 22 Runtime registration
- When the Runtime is running, connect to theFactoryTalk Remote Accessnetwork infrastructure by entering the following commands:cd /opt/Rockwell_Automation/FactoryTalk_Remote_Access/Runtime/bin FactoryTalkRemoteAccessRuntimeCli --connect
- If the Runtime needs to join an organization/domain, once the Runtime is connected to theFactoryTalk Remote Accessnetwork infrastructure run the command:FactoryTalkRemoteAccessRuntimeCli --getAnonymousID
- The ID and the password used to join the organization/domain will display.
- AccessFactoryTalk Remote Access Managerand the section and open the folder where you wish to store the remote device and click theAdd resource(circled plus) button, then selectAdd device.
- SelectAdd device remotelyand enter the remote device ID and password obtained as per the procedure described at step 2.
- SelectSave. The newly registered device is named<No name>in the previously selected folder and must be renamed.
- 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.System | Path |
---|---|
Windows 10 | C:\ProgramData\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Remote Access\Identity |
Linux Ubuntu 22 | /opt/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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