Installing and Starting the CygNet OPC Server

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Installing and Starting the CygNet OPC Server

This topic describes the following:

Install the CygNet OPC Server
CygNet OPC Server Name
Start and Stop the CygNet OPC Server
CygNet OPC Server Security

Install the CygNet OPC Server

The CygNet OPC Server can be installed using the CygNet Client Installer (CInstall.exe) utility; the application can be found under SUPPORT. The CygNet Client Installer sets up integrated version management to ensure that you have the latest version of the application files and that all files are registered properly. See CygNet Client Installer for more information.

Note: The CygNet OPC Server now includes updated OpcFoundation OPC Core Components and will upgrade these system-level components automatically when you version manage the executable. See OPC Core Components for more information.

The following files are necessary for installing the CygNet OPC Server.

Found in the APPS\SUPPORT folder and installed to the CygNet\Support\CygNetOPC folder:

CygNetOPC.exe
CygNetOpc.rsp
RegOpc.bat

Found in the APPS\SUPPORT folder and installed to the Windows\SysWOW64 folder:

NDIErrors.dll
NDIServer.dll
Opccomn_ps.dll
Opcproxy.dll

To Install the CygNet OPC Server Using the CygNet Client Installer

Open the CygNet Client Installer (Start Menu > All Programs > CygNet > CygNet Client Installer). The CygNet Client Installer/Launcher dialog box will be displayed.
On the BLOB Service: Admin drop-down menu, select the APPS Service.
In the BLOB Folder: list select Support.
In the Select CygNet Applications to Install list select CygNet OPC Server.
Click the check box adjacent to Add shortcut to desktop to select/clear this feature.
Click Install. A confirmation message will be displayed asking if you want to start the application.
Select Yes to launch and register the CygNet OPC Server.

Note: If your CygNet\Support\CygNetOPC folder does not have the version management files required to install the OPC Server (.rsp and .app files), contact CygNet Support.

CygNet OPC Server Name

The name of the CygNet OPC Server is CygNet.OPCServer.1.

Start and Stop the CygNet OPC Server

Starting the CygNet OPC Server — The CygNet OPC Server automatically starts when a client connects to it. When the server is running, the CygNet OPC Server icon is displayed in the task bar.
Stopping the CygNet OPC Server — The server will continue to run as long as there is a valid connection. If the server does not detect a connection for 60 seconds, it will close. You can also manually stop the server by right-clicking on the server icon in the task bar and then clicking Shutdown Server.

CygNet OPC Server Security

The CygNet OPC Server itself does not have security. However, security is checked for the services from which data is retrieved. These are the current value services; the PNT and the CAS. The login credential on the client computer must have at least "Read" authorization for the services.

See Security for more information about setting up general CygNet security.