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

  1. Click the Windows Runtime icon. The Windows Runtime pane will display the
    Network Connection
     section.
    NOTE: See Windows Runtime installation and configuration to learn how to start Runtime.
  2. Click
    Connect
     and wait until a connection is established.
  3. 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.
  4. To register the Runtime of the remote device, sign in to
    FactoryTalk Remote Access Manager
     using a user account with administration rights.
  5. Access the
    Explorer
    Domain view
     section and open the folder where you wish to store the remote device and click the
    Add resource
     (
    circled plus
    ) button, then select
    Add device
    .
  6. Select
    Add device remotely
     and enter the remote device ID and password obtained when selecting
    Connect
     on the Windows Runtime pane (see step 3).
  7. Select
    Save
    . The newly registered device is named
    <No name>
     in the previously selected folder and must be renamed.
  8. Rename the device.

Ubuntu 22 Runtime registration

  1. When the Runtime is running, connect to the
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
     network infrastructure by entering the following commands: 
    cd /opt/Rockwell_Automation/FactoryTalk_Remote_Access/Runtime/bin
FactoryTalkRemoteAccessRuntimeCli --connect
  2. If the Runtime needs to join an organization/domain, once the Runtime is connected to the
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
     network infrastructure run the command: 
    FactoryTalkRemoteAccessRuntimeCli --getAnonymousID
  3. The ID and the password used to join the organization/domain will display.
  4. Access
    FactoryTalk Remote Access Manager
     and the
    Explorer
    Domain view
     section and open the folder where you wish to store the remote device and click the
    Add resource
     (
    circled plus
    ) button, then select
    Add device
    .
  5. Select
    Add device remotely
     and enter the remote device ID and password obtained as per the procedure described at step 2.
  6. Select
    Save
    . The newly registered device is named
    <No name>
     in the previously selected folder and must be renamed.
  7. 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 third-party devices
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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