New point window

This window configures StringPoints.
Figure 51.   New point window
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To open this window expand Config > Drivers > HttpClientNetwork > HttpClientDevice, double-click Points and click New.

In addition to the standard properties (Facets, Enabled and Tuning Policy Name), these properties configure an Http Client Driver’s StringPoint.

Property Value Description
Name text
Provides descriptive text that reflects the identity of the entity or logical grouping.
Type drop-down list
Specifies the type of device.
Mode drop-down list
Selects the security mode.

Secure: Secure mode refers to https on port 443 by default.

Insecure: Insecure mode means http without SSL and assumes port 80 by default.

Host Address URL
Defines the URL for the client’s address and parameters. This is the address to ping for a given device.
Port number (defaults 443)
Specifies the http port number.
Path text
Defines the path to the resource in the web service (that is, the path after the host address).
Method drop-down list (defaults to GET)
Selects a request method from:

GET: is used to request data from a specified resource.

POST: is used to send data to a server to create/update a resource. The data sent to the server with POST is stored in the request body of the HTTP request.

PUT: is used to send data to a server to create/update a resource. The difference between the POST and PUT request is that the PUT request are unchanged.

Source Type drop-down lists Identifies the source of the data. This is a point.
Poll Frequency drop-down list (defaults to Normal)
Selects among three rates (Fast, Normal and Slow) to determine how often to query the component for its value. The network’s Poll Service or Poll Scheduler defines these rates in hours, minutes and seconds. For example:

Fast may set polling frequency to every second.

Normal may set poll frequency to every five seconds.

Slow may set poll frequency to every 30 seconds.

This property applies to all proxy points.