Add a client device

Configure a client device to allow the deployment of
FactoryTalk Optix Applications
 over the network.
  1. From the main toolbar, next to
    Run
    , select the client dropdown menu.
  2. (optional) In
    Client device settings
    , to display only the active remote client devices, toggle
    Active remote devices
    .
    TIP: Refresh remote client devices by selecting
    Refresh
    .
  3. Select either:
    • A folder and select
      Add
      .
    • A
      FactoryTalk® Remote Access™
       device and select
      Add
       to add a device accessible from the selected
      FactoryTalk Remote Access
       device network.
  4. (optional) In
    Name
    , edit the name of the target device.
    IMPORTANT: Only alphanumeric characters are allowed in the name.
  5. In
    IP Address
    , enter the IP address of the target device.
  6. In
    Username
    , enter the name of the user to log on to the target device.
    Windows®
     username
    A system username:
    • DOMAIN\
      username
      , for domain users.
    • .username
      , for local users on domain-joined devices.
    • username
      , for local users on devices that do not belong to a domain.
    Linux username
    An administrator username.
    IMPORTANT: A password must be configured for the user on the target device.
  7. (optionaI)
    Destination Path
    , enter the path on the target device to deploy the application.
    TIP: The default deployment destination path is
    %localappdata%
    . Defining a custom path is useful when the
    C:\
     partition of the client device is write-protected.
    NOTE: You can deploy only one project. Therefore, any application previously deployed to
    Destination Path
     removes the path in the default destination, and any application previously deployed to the default destination removes the
    Destination Path
    . 
    NOTE:
    Destination Path
     is only for
    Windows
     client devices running
    FactoryTalk Optix
     as an application.
    Destination Path
     is not supported when deploying
    FactoryTalk Optix
     running as a service.
  8. (optional) Select
    Encrypt project on device
     to encrypt the deployed project on the target device.
    For more information, see Project encryption on a client device.
  9. (optional) Select
    Download source project on device
     to download the source project on the target device.
    TIP: Downloading the source project on the target device enables you to upload the source project from the target device to the development computer later on. For more information, see Open a project.
  10. Choose
    Select
     to select the target client device.
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