Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE 3.01 Installation and Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 61)

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Chapter 6
Configuring FactoryTalk Historian
In this chapter you will find the following information on
configuring FactoryTalk Historian SE and its components:
• Activating the Historian server. (page 61)
• Securing the Historian server. (page 62)
• Configuring Windows Firewall for FactoryTalk Historian SE.
(page 73)
• Configuring the Historian server. (page 75)
• Configuring the Data server. (page 96)
• Configuring Historian interface connections. (page 97)
• Configuring FactoryTalk Historian Live Data Interface. (page
98)
• Configuring Excel Add-ins for FactoryTalk clients. (page 103)
• Recording messages using FactoryTalk Diagnostics. (page 104)
You need to activate the FactoryTalk Historian SE server so that it
starts collecting data points (tags) from data servers.
You activate the server by obtaining license activation file(s) from
the Rockwell Automation licensing website and assigning them to
the server using the FactoryTalk Activation Manager.
To activate FactoryTalk Historian SE server:
1. Go to Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk
Activation > FactoryTalk Activation Manager. The
FactoryTalk Activation Manager dialog box appears.
Activating the Historian
Server