Configure OPC UA in InfoPlatform

Perform the following steps to configure OPC UA in InfoPlatform:

Open the OPCUA-Plugin.config
file from FactoryTalk InfoPlatform service and configure the following proper:

InstanceName:
Enter the OPC UA Server connection name.

NOTE:

Each OPC UA Server connection has a unique name within the configuration. The connection name should be unique among all device connections names.

Server Url:
Enter the server URL starting with

opc.tpc://

only. For example:

opc.tpc://<hostname>:<port>

Message Security Mode:
Provide the options to exchange messages. The following are message exchange options:

None
: There is no security. Messages can be read over the network. It is the most insecure mode, but also the fastest one.

Sign
: The messages are signed using a certificate. The message body is not encrypted, but data integrity is assured.

Sign & Encrypt
: The messages are signed and encrypted. All of them are private and their integrity is assured.

Message Encoding:
Provide the format to encode and decode the message. OPC UA supports two message formats:

Binary
: Encodes the data into a serialized byte array. It is designed for fast encoding and decoding.

XML
: Uses XML encoded messages. It is slower, but the messages can be easily interpreted. It can be used only for HTTP or HTTPs protocols.

Security Policy:
Enter the encryption algorithm applied for messages. The following are encryption options:

None
: no encryption is used.

Basic128RSA15
: 128 bit encryption is used.

Basic256:
256 bit encryption is used.

IMPORTANT:

Use the Security Policy setting used by the server.

User:
Provide the server User Name to authenticate.

Password:
Enter the password for the user.

PasswordEncrypted:
Set to true, to encrypt the password when the server restarts.

IsSimulator (optional):
Set to true if server is a simulator.

Restart InfoPlatform service.

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