Http Client Device (httpClient-HttpClientDevice)

This component configures a client device.
Figure 21.   Http Client Device properties
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To access, expand Config > Drivers > HttpClientNetwork and double-click HttpClientDevice.

In addition to the standard properties (Status, Enabled, Health and Alarm Source Info), this component provides these properties

Property Value Description
Authenticator additional properties
Configures the authentication method.

For property details, refer to “Authenticator (httpClient-HttpAuthenticator)”.

Transport additional properties
Configures the underlying transport layer.

For property details, refer to “Transport (httpClient-HttpTransport)”.

Ping Address additional properties Configures a device status ping scan by connecting to a URL over HTTP and reading the HTTP response.

For property details, refer to “Ping Address (httpClient-HttpClientPingAddress)”.

Points container Serves as a container for HTTP client points.
Out read-only
Provides a current value, facets and status.
  • The value depends on the type of control point.
  • Facets, which define how the value displays, including the value’s number of decimal places, engineering units, or text descriptors for Boolean/enum states.
  • The current status of the data item, meaning the health and validity of the value. Status is specified by a combination of status flags, such as fault, overridden, alarm, and so on. If no status flag is set, status is considered normal and reports {ok}.

Action

Ping sends a message to a URL. The message provokes a response, which indicates the current state of the object.