Rockwell Automation T8030S Trusted OPC Server Package - Manual (Page 18)

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2.4.2. Selecting a server
If the OPC Server is running on the same computer as the Setup program (‘Local’) there is no need to
choose the server; it is selected by default. However, the Setup program is able to access servers
running on other computers. To specify a remote computer, select File | Open or click on the folder
icon shown above. Enter the name of the remote computer which is running the TrustedOPCServer
service, preceded by two forward slashes (e.g. \\compname ). It may be necessary to enter the remote
IP address instead as if it were an internet address (e.g. \\192.200.81.1 ) if the remote computer name
is not immediately known to the local computer.
2.4.3. System Preferences
Settings that are global for the server are defined here. Choose the System Preferences tab. The
global server settings are displayed as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6 System Preferences Dialog
The Primary and Secondary Ethernet card addresses are used to specify the IP addresses of the
Ethernet cards fitted in the PC that contains the server, which are communicating with the Controller.
The Primary address must be configured. The secondary address only needs to be configured if the
server contains a second network card to maintain a redundant communications link to the Controllers.
If two Ethernet card addresses are specified, they must be on different sub-networks. If a second card
is not fitted, uncheck the Fitted check box.
The Server Address Space Model is fixed to the Flat model in T8030S. The Flat model gives
compatibility with the previous server versions. For each controller, the server presents all available
tags in a list. Data is gathered based on the dictionary map of the controller. All points available to the
OPC Server will appear in the list.