WebAccess Installation Planning Guide
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1. Planning & System Requirements
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1.1 WebAccess HMI & SCADA features
1.2 System Architecture
1.2.1 Standalone System Drawings
1.2.1.1 Single PC Stand-alone system
1.2.1.2 Standalone PC with configuration tool on Laptop
1.2.1.3 Standalone PC with remote dial up access
1.2.2 Network Architecture Drawings
1.2.2.1 Designing your Network
1.2.2.2 Number of SCADA nodes required
1.3 Node Types
1.3.1 SCADA Nodes
1.3.1.1 Distributed Control & IO Architecture
1.3.1.2 Device Drivers and IO Tags on the SCADA node
1.3.1.3 License and Hardkey required for SCADA node
1.3.1.4 Hot Standby SCADA Node
1.3.1.5 Redundant SCADA nodes
1.3.1.6 Redundant Communications Ports
1.3.2 Project Node
1.3.2.1 Centralized Database Server
1.3.2.2 Web Server
1.3.2.3 Email Server
1.3.3 Clients
1.4 System Requirements
1.4.1 Project Node - System Requirements
1.4.2 SCADA Nodes - System Requirements
1.4.3 Client - System Requirements
1.4.4 Thin Client Requirements
1.4.5 Disk Space
1.4.6 Windows Vista
1.4.7 Windows Server 2008
1.5 Licensing
1.5.1 License Tag Limits by Part Number
1.5.2 Client License
1.5.3 Project Node
1.5.3.1 Hot Standby Project Node Example
1.5.3.2 BEMS License
1.5.4 SCADA node License
1.5.4.1 IO Tags limited by License
1.5.4.2 Internal Tags limited by license
1.5.4.3 Simulation Mode & DEMO License at no charge
1.5.4.4 Development & Training
1.5.4.5 DDE and User Programs disabled in Demo & Simulation
1.5.4.6 Hot Standby SCADA node at no charge
1.5.5 HARD KEY
1.5.5.1 Parallel Hard Key
1.5.5.2_USB Hard Key
1.6 Security considerations
1.6.1 Windows 2003, 2000, 2008, Vista and XP Security
1.6.1.1 VPN (Virtual Private Network)
1.6.1.2 SSL Certificates (Secure Socket Layer)
1.6.1.3 TCP Ports and Firewalls
1.6.1.4 Routers, Proxy Servers, Port Mapping and NAT
1.6.1.5 Secure Your Clients
1.6.2 WebAccess Remote Access Code
1.6.3 WebAccess User Accounts
1.6.4 WebAccess Area and Level Security
1.6.5 Web Server Security
1.6.5.1 IIS (Internet Information Services)
1.6.5.2 Anonymous Access
1.6.5.3 Integrated Windows Authentication
1.7 Planning for a WebAccess Project
2. Software Installation
2.1 Project and SCADA Node Installation
2.1.1 IIS required on Project Node
2.1.2 Software Install checklist
2.1.3 Project and SCADA Node installation
2.1.4 Project Node installation
2.1.5 SCADA Node installation
2.1.6 OPC Service installation
2.1.6.1 Un-install not needed if updating WebAccess
2.1.6.2 Installation Examples
2.2 Client
2.2.1 Client Plug-in download from SCADA node
2.2.1.1 Download Client Plug-in
2.2.1.2 Run WebAccess Client Setup.exe
2.2.2 Client Plug-in installation from CD (optional)
2.3 About Addresses
3. Software Checkout (Quick Start)
3.1 Create your first WebAccess Project (Quick Start)
3.1.1 About Addresses
3.1.2 Connect to project node
3.1.3 Start WebAccess Configuration
3.1.4 Create New Project
3.1.5 Create a SCADA Node
3.1.6 Download, Start and VIEW the SCADA Node
3.2 Steps to build a WebAccess Project
3.3 Copying Projects and files
3.3.1 File locations
3.3.1.1 WinZip
3.3.2 Moving a project to another Project Node PC
4. Troubleshooting
4.1 Web browser - VIEW
4.1.2 Check Web Browser Security Settings
4.1.3 Check Deploy File from Web browser client
4.1.4 Check User Security to install and run VIEW
4.1.4.1 Security settings do not allow file download
4.1.5_Firewall and TCP Ports for VIEW
4.1.6_Waiting for Connection to SCADA node
4.1.7 Video, Reports, System Logs can't be seen in View
4.1.8 Add-Ons disabled in IE prevent Client from Starting
4.2 Windows
4.2.1 Is IIS installed on Project Node?
4.2.3 Confirm Web Service is Running
4.2.4 Check the Deploy file on Project Node
4.2.5 Check Security wwwroot folder
4.2.6 Changes not downloaded to SCADA node
4.2.7 Script Timeout Error
4.2.8 Determine Windows version
4.2.9 Verify ASP is working on Project Node
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