Windows Runtime installation and configuration
Runtime needs to be installed on the HMIs or IPCs that you wish to control remotely through the
FTRA Manager
.Installation requirements - Windows
Runtime can be installed on remote devices coming with the following Windows versions:
SW Requirements | Operating System | HW Requirements |
.NET Compact Framework 3.5 | Windows CE Compact 7.0 (ARM, x86) | 256 MB RAM, CPU 500 MHz |
.NET Framework between 4.0 and 4.7.1 (4.0 is distributed with the setup) | Windows Embedded Standard 7 (7E and 7P)32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 10 Windows 10 IoT Enterprise Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2; Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 | 512 MB RAM, CPU 500 MHz |
Runtime download, setup and start - Windows
To download Runtime for installation onto remote Windows devices, proceed as follows:
- Access theFTRA Managerfrom the remote device and select .
- Select the Runtime executable file to download, depending on the operating system of the remote device.
- After downloading the executable file, run the setup program on the remote device.
- You can open Runtime:
- Through the Windows search bar.
- By clicking on the Runtime icon showing up in the little menu that opens up when you click on the arrow in the Windows taskbar next to the connection icon.
- By selecting the Runtime icon in the task bar.
NOTE: Initially, the Runtime UI pane will show the ID and password to register the remote device to yourFTRA Managerdomain.
Runtime start - Linux Debian / Ubuntu
Since Runtime is already installed in Linux Debian / Ubuntu devices, the Runtime UI pane opens up automatically when you start the remote device.
Runtime UI pane
After installation, Runtime features its own user interface pane. It initially allows you to connect to network through the
Network Connection
section.Once Runtime is connected, you can access the
Information
(circled 'i' icon) or the Settings
(gear icon) sections by clicking on the related icons at the top right corner of the UI pane.
NOTE:
See the Network Connection, Information and Settings sections for further information on these subjects.
Network connection
After the device is registered to the domain through the
FTRA Manager
, when you start the Runtime user interface, the Runtime UI pane displays the Network Connection
section. This section shows whether your device is connected to the network and which users are currently connected to the device itself (it displays the domain/username and public IP address of any connected devices).In this section, you can select
Disconnect
or Connect
Runtime to set it respectively offline or online.Information
This section allows you to access information about the version of the Runtime software package and any configurable settings.
- To view the Runtime software package information, select theInformation(circled 'i') icon:
- Version:The Runtime software package currently installed.
- Domain:The domain to which the device is registered.
- Device:The name of the device.
- License status:The type of cliententitlementassociated with your subscription.
- License key:The key used to register your device with the domain.
- Website:A link to the support website.
- To view the configuration settings, select theSettings(gear) icon.
Settings
You can configure the Runtime settings either locally from the remote device or remotely through the
section.Be it locally or remotely, once you have gotten access to the remote device desktop, you can configure the Runtime settings as follows:
- Open the Runtime user interface.
- Click on theConnectbutton and establish a VPN connection with theFTRA Manager.
- Click on theSettings(gear) icon.TheSettingspane contains four tabs as described below.
- Options:Use the items on this tab to modify the network connection configuration and select whether the device should reconnect to remote access services after it reboots.
- VPN:This tab lists the networks to which Runtime can be connected through a VPN connection.
- Refresh List:Click this button to add new networks that are not displaying on the list.
- Reserve a static IP pool:If your network uses static IP addresses and you wish that IP addresses within a certain range are used for VPN connections, select this option and then selectSelectto set the IP address range.
- Sharing:Use the items on this tab to modify the Internet sharing configuration.NOTE: See the Internet Sharing section for further information on this subject.
- Log:Use the items on this tab to view log information.
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