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Version: v4 (Stable)

Configuration in Alert

Configure ALERT Tunneler as a data server​

To establish communication with the 'ALERT Tunneler' module, you must declare a new data server.

Right-click on "Data Servers" and select "Add a Data Server...".

Add a data server

Configure the type to 'Generic OPC', then click the 'Source...' button.

Select Generic OPC

Check the "Network Station" box and enter the IP address or name of your host PC with the 'ALERT Tunneler' module.

Network station

Enter host address

Check the "Tunneler" box and modify the "TCP/IP Port" field if needed.

Tunneler option

Select the OPC server type using the two boxes 'OPC DA' or 'OPC AE'.

Select OPC server type

Click the "..." button to display the remote OPC servers list, select the desired server, then confirm with "OK".

Browse OPC servers

Select OPC server

Confirm with OK

Verification of communication​

When the connection is successful, the module displays:

Connection accepted

Connection client accepted: Address=X.X.X.X, Port=XXXX

OPC mediator activation

OPC mediator activation SUCCESSFULL

Add a tag from ALERT Tunneler​

Select the data server, right-click and choose "Add a tag...".

Add a tag

Click the "..." button next to the "Data Path" field.

Data Path browse

Navigate the tree to display the variables.

Browse variable tree

Variable tree

Select the desired variable and confirm.

Select variable

Confirm variable

Checking variable addition​

Once the variable is added, the following connection messages are displayed:

Connecting to OPC DA server
Connected to OPC DA server

Connection messages