Default Application Settings When you install KEPServerEX, make sure to select the following settings on the Default Application Settings page: Allow client applications to request data through Dynamic Tag addressing: This option must be selected so that groov's Dynamic Tag feature will work. Exit the Windows Firewall and Control Panel dialog boxes. For Name, enter a descriptive name such as Kepware OPC-UA Server. For Protocol and Ports, select Specific local ports and enter (the default Kepware port). Recommended KEPServerEX Settings for groov The Windows Firewall with Advanced Security dialog box opens.

In the left panel, click Advanced settings. If categories are displayed in the Control Panel, click System and Security and then click Windows Firewall. If icons are displayed in the Control Panel, click Windows Firewall. After you have successfully installed the Kepware server, open the Windows Control Panel. As an example, the following instructions describe how to add in Windows 7 the Inbound Rule for port 49320, the default port for the KEPServerEX 5 server. NOTE: If you are using groov Server and it is installed on the same computer as the OPC-UA server, you do not need to configure the Windows Firewall as described here. This requires adding an Inbound Rule to the Windows Firewall on the computer where the tag server is installed. 7 Configuring the Windows Firewall If you are using groov Server installed on a different computer than the OPC-UA server or a groov Box, inbound traffic to the OPC-UA server needs to be able get through the firewall on the port used by the server. In this technical note: Configuring the Windows Firewall. 1 Use this technical note to make sure that you are using Opto 22 s recommended settings in the KEPServerEX communication platform for successful communication with groov.

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