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Since KEPServerEXР’В® Version 5 first released in 2009, industrial connectivity has evolved into a critical layer in the solution stack-providing secure, reliable communications between the hardware layer and software application layer.

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Provides industrial operations data to traditional Industrial Automation clients (via OPC and proprietary protocols) and new IoT solutions (via MQTT and IT-centric protocols).

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KepwareРІР‚в„ўs suite of OPC productsР’В is probably the best and most powerful OPCs in the world. We have many skilled engineers that can help you with the solution. For more information, check the respective server's documentation.Brodersen A/SР’В is reseller and support office for Kepware OPC products. This certificate is then supplied to your third-party OPC server in a way specific to that server.

In the This Gateway tab, click the download link under Ignition OPC-UA Client, and save the certificate somewhere to disk.

The Manage Certificates page is displayed.

Select OPC-UA > CertificateР’В from the left side of the page.

Go to ConfigureР’В section in the Gateway.

To Download a Client Certificate Manually

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In these cases you can manual download a client ticket from Ignition and supply it toР’В the OPC server in the appropriate manner. The Ignition OPC-UA server sends the clientР’В certificate to the third party OPC server when it tries to make the connection, however if the OPCР’В server is not designed to expect these certificates then there may not be a straight forward way toР’В accept them. The only difference may be in theР’В way that the certificates are accepted on the server. While the above example is specific to KEPServerEX, the same concepts apply to connecting to any otherР’В third party OPC server that accepts OPC-UA client connections. For more information, take a look at KepServer's documentation. Alternatively, individual Kepware Projects can allow anonymous login. This typically means you need to specify user credentials for Ignition to use in the OPC-UA server connection. When connecting to KepServer, some versions may not allow anonymous connections by default. Both the Backup Discovery URLР’В and Backup Endpoint URLР’В properties need to be configured.Р”Р‡or additional information on Failover, refer to OPC-UA Connections and Settings.

The BackupР’В properties should be used when a pair of redundant Ignition Gateways are trying to look at the same Kepware OPC-UA server. To enable failover, check the box to Show advanced properties in the New OPCUA Connection Settings, set the Failover Enabled property to 'true,' and specify the Failover Endpoint. The failover Kepware OPC-UA server will be used in the event the primary Kepware server goes down. The failover Kepware OPC-UA server works the same as the OPC-UA server with the exception that you need to have two copies of Kepware setup, preferably on different servers. Now the OPC Server ConnectionsР’В page shows the StatusР’В of KepwareР’В to be Connected. On the OPC UA Configuration ManagerР’В window, go to the Trusted ClientsР’В tab, click on Ignition OPC-UA Client, click the TrustР’В button, and click Close. The OPC UA Configuration Manager will appear.

Right-click on the KEPServerEXР’В icon on the desktop KEPServerEx is installed on, and from the menu select OPC UA Configuration.

The next step is to have KEPServerEX trust the Ignition OPC-UA Client. This is expected because KEPServerEX is denying access to the Ignition OPC-UA Client.

The connection will appear as Faulted.

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A Username and Password do not need to be given, and should be left blank. On the New OPC UA Connection SettingsР’В page, give the connection a name, and click the Create New OPC Server ConnectionР’В button.Once an endpoint configuration has been selected, click the NextР’В button. Both Basic256Р’В and SignAndEncryptР’В offer a higher level of security. Select a Security Policy and Message Security configuration to use when connecting to the endpoint. A list of available Security Policies and Message Security options will appear. Once an endpoint has been entered, click the DiscoverР’В button. #If KepServer is installed on a different server from Ignition, then the IP address would be used: #If KepServer is installed on the same server as Ignition and uses the default port,