L-INX User Manual
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9 OPC Server
9.1 XML-DA OPC Server
9.1.1 Access Methods
LOYTEC devices with the built-in OPC server can expose data points over a Web service.
The OPC tag namespace is built from the data point hierarchy, which has been configured
by the Configurator software. The OPC server on the device implements the data access
standard via the Web service interface XML-DA. The OPC XML-DA Web service is
accessible via the URI
where the IP address has to be replaced with the actual IP address of the device. The Web
service is accessible over the same TCP port as the Web server. The default TCP port is 80.
The Web server port can only be changed via the device configuration tab in the
Configurator (see Section 6.3.6) or in the L-Config tool (see NIC User Manual [3]).
Since the Web service is easily routable on the Internet, the embedded OPC server
implements the basic authentication method to protect the system from unauthorized access.
The basic authentication involves the operator user and the password configured for this
user. On how to configure the operator‘s password, please refer to Section 4.1. To disable
the basic authentication, clear the operator‘s password.
On the LINX-12x, 15x, 22x models, the anonymous OPC access must be enabled. For
doing so, change to the port configuration on the Web UI, select the OPC protocol on the
Ethernet tab and check the anonymous OPC box.
Note:
It is highly recommended to use basic authentication when exposing crucial data points
over the Web service.
To use the exposed OPC data points, there exist several possibilities:
Use LOYTEC‘s L-WEB visualization tool that comes free with the device,
use a standard OPC client or SCADA package, or
create your own Web service client with custom Web Pages.
The easiest way to visualize the network‘s data points over a Web-based interface using the
device is the L-WEB software. This software is fully integrated into the Configurator and
allows designing graphical page content. The tool is intuitive to use like the L-VIS graphical
page designer. The resulting L-WEB application is stored on the device and can be directly