New device windows

This window add device records. This topic documents only some of a device component’s properties.
Figure 47.   New device windows
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To open this window, expand Config > Drivers and double-click HttpClientNetwork. Http Client Device Manager opens, click the New button. Select the device from the drop-down list, and click OK. Another New window opens, where other parameters for the device are configured.

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.
Status read-only
Reports the current condition of the entity as of the last refresh: {alarm}, {disabled}, {down}, {fault}, {ok}, {stale}, {unackedAlarm}
Auth Type drop-down list (defaults to httpClient)
Selects the type of user authentication from among these methods:
  • HTTP Basic
  • HTTP Digest
  • Niagara SCRAM-SHA
  • Bearer token
  • Cookies from a previous request

Selecting Auth Type and saving updates the Config property below allowing further settings to be applied.

Transport Type drop-down list (defaults to httpClient)
Switches the underlying transport layer between the standard JRE (UrlConnectionHttpTransport) and the third-party OKHttp library (OKHttp Transport).
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.
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.