Deploy a FactoryTalk Optix Application

Rockwell Automation
 client devices automatically run
FactoryTalk Optix Applications
 upon deployment. Other client devices require you to start the application manually on the device or configure the application for automatic startup.
Use
FactoryTalk Optix Studio desktop editor
 to deploy to either local or remote devices. Use
FactoryTalk Optix Studio web editor
 to deploy to remote devices only.
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
 uses
FactoryTalk Remote Access
 to deploy to remote devices.
IMPORTANT: If a
FactoryTalk Optix Application
 is already running on a client device, deploying another
FactoryTalk Optix Application
 stops the other application.
Prerequisites
  • Confirm that
    FactoryTalk Optix Application Update Service
     runs on the client device. See Install FactoryTalk Optix Application Update Service.
    IMPORTANT: To operate correctly,
    FactoryTalk Optix Application Update Service
     requires the TCP port 49100 to be reachable and a valid username with a configured password.
  • Confirm that the client device has a valid license.
    IMPORTANT: If the client device is not licensed,
    FactoryTalk Optix Applications
     run in the demo mode and stop automatically after 2 hours.
  • Configure a device.
    IMPORTANT: Configure either a local or remote device. To configure a local device, see Manage client devices. To configure a remote device, open
    FactoryTalk Hub
     and access
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
    . In FactoryTalk Remote Access Online Help, see
    Domain view
     and scroll to
    To add a device
    . The remote device must also have the
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
     Runtime client installed and configured. In FactoryTalk Remote Access Online Help, see
    Client configuration
    .
  1. To deploy a
    FactoryTalk Optix Application
  2. Select the configured device.
    For more information, see Select a client device.
  3. If you selected a remote device, you must first establish a VPN connection to that device. Select
    VPN
     or a remote desktop connection by selecting
    Remote Desktop
    .
  4. Select
    Run
    .
  5. Enter the user password for the client device and select
    OK
    .
    In the deployed project, video objects can play AVI and WMV videos by default. You can enable H.265 video codecs on the target device to play videos with MOV, MPG, MP4, and MKV formats. Web browser objects in the deployed project can stream only videos with MP4 format.
To stop the
FactoryTalk Optix Application
 on the client device, select
Stop
.
NOTE: Clicking and holding a button on remote desktop when remote desktop does not have focus automatically increments the button if it is configured with
MouseUp
 and
MouseClick
 events. This is because bringing focus to remote desktop by clicking and holding the button automatically performs
MouseUp
 and
MouseClick
 events.
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