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Configuring Agent Gateway

The Agent Gateway enables communication between the octoplant server and agents that cannot be reached directly via the server's TCP/IP network.

Figure: Gateway diagram between server and agent

Prerequisite

  • The gateway must be installed on a PC that can be reached via the TCP/IP network of the octoplant server. At the same time, the agent must also be accessible from this computer via TCP/IP.

Configuration of the gateway

The settings for the Gateway are configured using the INI file VDogGateway.ini. The file can be found under: {Drive}:\vdoggateway\VD$A\Configuration\

  1. Open the VDogGateway.ini file using a text editor, for example Notepad++.
  2. Implement the desired settings. Possible settings can be found in the following table.
  3. Save the data and close the text editor.

Sections of the VDogGateway.ini file

[vdog_agent]

This section is used to configure the network transition from TCP/IP to the agent.

Key Description Value Default
Enabled Key to enable communication to the agent Y/N N
Port Key to configure the port for communication {1 to 65535} 64012
IpAddressesClient Key for configuring the IP addresses of subscribers who are allowed to access the gateway. This is usually the octoplant server. The list can be changed at runtime.
Mandatory field		 {List of IP addresses separated by commas}

Example configuration:

[vdog_agent]
Enabled=Y
Port=64268
IpAddressesClient=10.0.80.80