Topic 13.5.2: Steps to Configure Remote Tags

  • It is possible to reference a tag in a remote application (one running on another computer) inside of a local InTouch application on a different machine. To do so, you will first have to set up an access name to the WindowViewer session on the remote machine.
  • The second part involves creating an I/O tag in the local application that references the tag you are trying to read in the remote application.

NOTE: WindowViewer must be running the application on the remote machine for the live value to update.

  1. In the local application set up a new access name following the example below.
    • Node Name: <Host Name / IP of remote machine>
    • Application Name: VIEW
    • Topic Name: tagname

  1. In the local application create a new I/O tag in the Tagname Dictionary that references the InTouch tag on the remote system/application.
    • Access Name: Access name you mapped to the remote InTouch application.
    • Item: Tag name of the tag in the remote InTouch application.

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