Summary
The ‘Add/Edit Connection’ panel helps the user configuring a new connection or editing an existing connection in a very user-friendly way.
The user can open the ‘Add/Edit Connection‘ panel by clicking the ‘Add New Connection’ icon to create a new connection or by clicking the ‘Edit Connection’ icon to edit an existing connection.
After adding a new connection, a new tag can be added to the connection.
Tabs
The ‘Add/Edit Connection’ panel consists of several tabs. An overview of the tabs with descriptions is shown below.
The general tab allows the user to set or edit the general parameters of the connection.
- Connection Name: Specifies the name of the connection. The connection name must be unique and cannot be changed once the connection is created.
- Description: Specifies a short description of the connection.
- Enable Connection: Allows the user to enable or disable the connection. The connection is enabled by default.
- Connection Identifier: Specifies the identification of the connection.
- Connection Location: Specifies the location of the connection.
The connection tab allows the user to define the connection settings for the connection.
- Settings: Settings are driver specific. For a more driver specific overview of the connection settings, click the driver link below:
Procedure to add a new connection
Step 1: First, click the ‘Add New Connection‘ icon.
Step 2: Next, fill in all general connection parameters in the ‘General‘ tab.
Step 3: Click the ‘Connection‘ tab to fill in the connection parameters.
Step 4: Finally, click ‘Save’ to save the connection in Historian.
