Add an OPC UA client

Add an OPC UA client

Configure an OPC UA client to import nodes at design time from an OPC UA server.
  1. From the toolbar, select
    Open dashboard page
    .
  2. Select
    Configure communications to devices
    .
  3. Select
    New OPC UA client
    .
  4. (optional) Edit the name of the OPC UA client.
  5. Select
    Next
    .
  6. Under
    Properties
    , configure basic OPC UA client settings and select
    Next
    .
    • Server endpoint URL
      . The communication protocol and network address of the endpoint on the OPC UA server.
    • Minimum message security mode
      :
      • None
        . Messages may be unsigned and unencrypted.
      • Signature
        . Messages must be signed or signed and encrypted.
      • Signature and encryption
        . Messages must be signed and encrypted.
    • Minimum security policy
      :
      • None
        . The OPC UA client does not require any specific security policy.
      • Basic256Sha256
        . The OPC UA client requires this policy or a more secure policy.
      • Aes128_Sha256_RsaOaep
        . The OPC UA client requires this policy or a more secure policy.
      • Aes256_Sha256_RsaPss
        . The OPC UA client requires this policy.
    • Client certificate file
      . The public
      DER
      certificate file of the OPC UA client (X509v3).
      TIP: The client certificate file must be in the
      FTOptixApplication/ProjectFiles/PKI/Own/Certs/
      folder.
    • Client private key file
      . The private
      PEM
      key file of the OPC UA client encoded with ASCII Base64.
      TIP: The client private key file must be in the
      FTOptixApplication/ProjectFiles/PKI/Own/Certs/
      folder.
  7. Select
    Next
    .
  8. Configure the NodeSet import:
    • To import the NodeSet in the online mode, set the toggle to
      Online
      .
      TIP: The online mode relies on the
      Server endpoint URL
      value of the OPC UA client object. Select
      Refresh
      to refresh the nodes published by the OPC UA server.
    • To import tags in the offline mode, set the toggle to
      Offline
      and in
      File path
      , enter the path to the
      XML
      file with the NodeSet.
  9. Select the nodes to import and then select
    Next
    .
  10. (optional) To configure another OPC UA client, select
    Configure another device
    and repeat the procedure.
  11. Select
    Exit
    .
In
Project view
, in the
OPC-UA
folder, the configured OPC UA client object appears.
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