Creating a Direct FrameWorX Connection

A direct FrameWorX connection is configured on the client (the machine that is reading the data).

The server to which you are connecting and which provides the data is referred to as the target server. The target server does not need to be configured, other than adding a certificate in case of a secured connection.

To create a direct connection:

  1. Open Workbench and in Project Explorer, expand your project > Servers and Redundancy, and double-click Server Connections.
  2. In the Connections panel, select Click here to add new item.

  3. In the Connection Settings form, enter the name of the connection, and then configure the remaining settings as follows.

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    1. Select Create Direct Connection.
    2. In Address, enter the IP address, computer name, or DNS name of the target server.
    3. In Protocol, select the preferred option. We recommend selecting the Secured (HTTPS) connection, which requires a valid certificate.

    4. If security is enabled on the target server, do one of the following:

      • If both the source and the target servers are in the same active directory domain, set Client Authentication to Integrated Windows Authentication.

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      • If the two servers are not in the same domain, select Use Credentials and enter the username and password of a user that exists in the target server's FrameWorX security.image.png

    5. When finished, click Apply or Apply & Close.