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Connect to Server by the Context Menu
Note 1: By default, the Server Selection dialog is configured with the Prog ID of the server. The name listed in the
server connection dialog is called the Prog ID of the server. OPC clients use this name to reference a specific OPC
server. The server connection dialog should appear as shown below.
Note 2: Once a connection is made, two things may happen. If the server is running, the OPC Quick Client will simply
make a connection to the server. If the server is not running, it will start up automatically.
Adding a Group
4. Next, add a group needs to the connection. To do so, select the server connection and then click Edit | New Group.
Alternatively, right-click and select New Group from the context menu or click the New Group icon on the toolbar.
Selecting New Group by all of these methods will invoke the Group Properties dialog, which is used to configure how the
group interacts with the OPC server.
Note: Groups act as a container for any tags that will be accessed from the server. All OPC clients use groups to access
OPC server data. Aside from providing a container for lists of tags, OPC groups also provide control over how tags are
updated. There are a number of properties attached to a group that allow the OPC client to determine how often data
should be read from the tags, whether the tags are active or inactive, whether a dead band applies and etc. These
properties let the OPC client control how the OPC server operates. For more information on Group Properties, refer to
the OPC Quick Client help documentation.