Adding a site

A site is a gateway to establish a connection between the software and a group of devices. Add sites to connect devices with serial communication or to connect OPC devices.

NOTE: You do not add sites for Ethernet devices. You add Ethernet devices directly to the system. See Adding a device for details. The software automatically sets up an internal site for each Ethernet device. These internal sites are not visible in Device Manager.

NOTE: You cannot add direct serial sites or modem sites with Device Manager. Use Management Console to add these sites.

You can add sites through the Device Manager user interface, one site at a time. You can also add one or more sites at the same time through importing site configuration information.

To add a site through the Device Manager user interface:

  1. In Device Manager, select the Sites tab, and then click Add Ethernet Gateway or click the down arrow next to it to add an OPC site. This opens the New Site dialog.

    TIP: The right-click context menu for a site in the table has a Duplicate Site option to create a copy of an existing site.

  2. In New Site, enter the required information such as name, IP address, and so on.

    TIP: Click Show Advanced to access advanced configuration settings. These settings have factory defaults and only need to be changed for specific application needs.

  3. (Optional) Enter Description information.
  4. Click OK.

To add one or more sites through configuration import:

  1. In Device Manager, click Import. This opens the Import Devices and Sites dialog.
  2. In Import Devices and Sites, download the configuration import template CSV file.
  3. Open the downloaded configuration import template in a text editor and add the configuration information for the sites you want to add.
  4. Save the file in CSV format.
  5. Return to the Device Manager Import Devices and Sites dialog and click Next.
  6. Click Upload Files. This opens the Upload new files dialog.
  7. In Upload new files, click Choose Files and find the configuration import template CSV file. Click Open. Click Finish.

    TIP: You can also drag and drop the configuration import file into the designated area in Upload new files.

  8. Follow the steps in the import wizard to complete the configuration import.
  9. Click Finish in the import wizard.

Related topics:

Devices

Sites

Network

For reference information see: