Configure the Power SCADA Anywhere Server

notice

INOPERABLE SYSTEM

Ensure that you have received training and understand the importance of the Power Operation productivity tools and workflows.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in overly complex projects, cost overruns, rework, and countless hours of support troubleshooting.

NOTE: Power Operation is built on Power Operation Studio and includes productivity tools that are designed and optimized to create the tags you need to configure power-based SCADA projects. If you have prior experience using Power Operation Studio, do not rely exclusively on Citect tools to build a SCADA project.

 

To configure the Power SCADA Anywhere Server:

  1. Configure Remote Desktop settings to allow remote access:
    1. From the Control Panel, open the System Properties window and click the Remote tab:

    2. Click Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer.
    3. Click Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure).
    4. Click Select Users to begin adding user accounts to the Remote Desktop Users group.
  2. Access to the client type is granted through two special Windows user groups created by the installer on the computer where the Power SCADA Anywhere Server is installed. You must add users to the VJCAControl and VJCAView groups manually using Administrative Tools > Computer Management:

  3. Ensure that the Power SCADA Anywhere service is started. To confirm this, use the ServerConfiguration for Power SCADA Anywhere:

If the server is stopped, click Start Server.

Connect to Power SCADA Anywhere

The following browsers are supported by Power SCADA Anywhere:

  • Internet Explorer 10 and 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome 33
  • Safari 8 on Apple iOS

Connect to a Power SCADA Anywhere Server by navigating to the following web address in a supported browser:

http://<VJCA Server Node Name or IP address>:8080/

The logon screen appears.

Log in with Windows user credentials from the Power SCADA Anywhere server. The user needs to belong to the VjcaView or VjcaControl group on the Power SCADA Anywhere server.