Onboard a Device

Perform the following steps to Onboard a Device:

NOTE:

Ensure that you have access and logged into FactoryTalk Hub along with allocating entitlement(s) for FactoryTalk Edge Manager. This will be required for the onboarding process. Please see the following FactoryTalk Hub manual for more instructions: https://helpdesk.cloud.rockwellautomation.com/

Under the Operations Hub tab, select the FactoryTalk Edge Manager tile.

The FactoryTalk Edge Manager home page displays.

Navigate to [Add Edge Node] window by any one of the following method:

On the Dashboard, expand the Edge Note Status tile and then click the [+] icon.

On the Quick links tile, click [Add Edge Node].

On the Left Navigation panel, click [Edge Nodes] and then click the [+] icon.

Provide the following details in the Identity section:

Name
: Provide a unique name. This cannot be changed.

Title
: Provide a title. This can be changed.

Project
: Select the Project from drop-down list.

Description
: A detailed explanation about the Edge Node.

Provide the following details in the Details section:

Identity Type
: Select [Onboarding Key] from the drop-down list.

Onboarding Key
: Provide the Onboarding Key printed on the box and on the device label as "ONBOARDING KEY".

Serial Number
: Provide the Onboarding Serial Number printed on the box and on the device label as “ONBOARDING SN”.

Brand
: Select [Allen-Bradley] from the drop-down list.

Model
: Select ASEM Model that you have purchased.

Ensure that the port that was plugged into the managed switch is configured as follows:

Interface Usage
: Management

Network
: Default-ipv4-dhcp

Ensure that the ‘Activate Edge Node’ and the ‘Activate Default App Network’ checkboxes are selected.

NOTE:

If the 'Activate Edge Node' checkbox is not selected and you click [Add], the admin state of the onboarded Edge Node will be unregistered until you activate the Edge Node from the Edge Node detailed view screen.

Click [Add] to add the Edge Node.

The newly added Edge Node appears in the list view.

The colored dot indicates the Run State to the left of the Edge Node name. The colored dots with the state is as represented in the table:

Legends	Description
Online	The Edge Application Instance is working fine.
Error	The Edge Application Instance is stopped.
Initialized	EVE has received the configuration details of the Edge Application Instance and the process is in progress.
Suspect	If the FT Edge does not hear from the Edge Application Instance or EVE for 3 minutes, it puts the instance in this state.
Unknown	When FT Edge creates metadata of the instance or when EVE reports an invalid state.
Other	Could be any reason other than the ones described in this table.

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