Configuration

Create a new project connection

To create a new project connection just click the add button () in the right upper corner of the main screen.

The Create Connection dialog opens and allows you to define the required connection parameters (Server (IP or Name), Secured Connection and Port). Please note that the Webserver (IP or name) must be stated without protocol prefix (http, https).

The field Local Project Name (optional) can be used to configure the displayed name of the project for the current client. This change is only displayed within the project selection of the local Desktop/Mobile UI. To adjust the displayed project name for all Desktop/Mobile UIs of the project, the config entry [general] displayName can be used.

Please note that manual or automatic unlocking is required before a connection to your project can be established.

• The credentials WinCC OA user name and WinCC OA Password are only used if the httpAuth is enabled for the web server.

  These parameters are not used for the actual login into the WinCC OA project but still have to be valid WinCC OA user credentials.

• A separate cache directory is created for each project based on the project name. This means that if multiple connections are used, each project name must be unique, otherwise conflicts with the project cache will occur.

Connect to an existing project

To establish a connection to an already configured project, simply click on the project entry in the list. The connection process is started immediately.

Please note that the first attempt to connect to a project may take some time, as all the necessary project libraries etc. must be downloaded in the background.

The project name is automatically displayed after the first successful connection to the WinCC OA project.

Edit existing project connection

To change an existing connection, either click on the Edit icon () and select the project you want to change, or right-click on the corresponding project name and select Edit Connection.

The opened Edit Connection dialog can now be used to modify the connection parameters of the project connection. To save the changes simply click the saveicon ().

To discard the changes to the project connection, simply click on the backbutton ().

Remove project connection

To remove an existing project connection, click on the Edit icon and then on the x icon that is displayed in the area of the project connection that you want to remove. Alternatively, you can also right-click on the corresponding project name and select Remove connection to delete the project connection.

Change displayed language

You can change the language by clicking on the Tools icon () within the mobile application. The three official WinCC OA languages (EN, DE, RU) are available. To apply the language, click on the save button ().

At startup the device language is set as a default again.

PARA Extension

You can open a PARA window with the Desktop UI. When creating or editing the project connection, check the PARA check box. This will then open a PARA window in addition to the UI.

Desktop UI Context Menu

Send Logfiles

The Desktop UI allows to transfer the log output of the mobile application to the server by right-clicking the project connection name and selecting Send Logfiles. The log files are now transferred to the server and placed inside the /log directory of your project. For each manager ID a separate folder is created.

The maximum size of the log file is defined via the config entry [general] maxLogFileSize.

Due to security reasons the transferred files will only be accepted from unlocked devices (see Device Management). Otherwise the transferred files will be discarded by the server. No error message will be displayed on the client due to security reasons.

Create Desktop Shortcut

Creates a direct shortcut to the selected project on your local desktop. This allows you to directly access a specific project without having to open the Desktop UI project connection overview panel.

Information overview page

The information button () opens a dialog which contains a list of important license and product related links. It also allows you to send feedback to © ETM professional control GmbH.

The entry Device Information allows you to check the information that is provided to the project server for identifying the device, e.g. UUID.

The entry Security Details allows you to check the SSL certificate information that is used for a specific project connection. After clicking Security Details a list with all configured project connections opens and the corresponding project connection must be selected by clicking the name.

The opened security overview shows the basic certificate information of the used SSL certificate.

If the entry Security Detailsis not visible, it can be accessed by scrolling down.