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DCOM Configuration wIX Is OPC Server

This document provides instructions for configuring DCOM settings when using iFIX as an OPC server. The key steps are to 1) add the iFIX OPC executable (OPC20IFIX.EXE) to the task list in iFIX, and 2) in DCOM, set the launch permission for OPC20IFIX to "deny launch" for the OPC client user to prevent the client from trying to start the iFIX OPC server process. Additional configuration such as setting the authentication level and verifying the program runs locally are also recommended.

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DCOM Configuration wIX Is OPC Server

This document provides instructions for configuring DCOM settings when using iFIX as an OPC server. The key steps are to 1) add the iFIX OPC executable (OPC20IFIX.EXE) to the task list in iFIX, and 2) in DCOM, set the launch permission for OPC20IFIX to "deny launch" for the OPC client user to prevent the client from trying to start the iFIX OPC server process. Additional configuration such as setting the authentication level and verifying the program runs locally are also recommended.

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DCOM Configuration when you want to use iFIX as an OPC Server.

This article describes the DCOM configuration settings when iFIX supposed to act as an
OPC Server.

Problem: If you try to launch iFIX when OPC Clients are configured to run against iFIX
OPC Server, iFIX could have difficulties to launch.
The reason is that the OPC Clients tries to start/holds the iFIX OPC Server program.

Solution:
To avoid this situation follow the sample below to configure DCOM on the iFIX OPC
machine.

1. The idea is to control the iFIX OPC Server so add OPC20IFIX.EXE to your task
list in iFIX System Configuration on the server machine.

2. Start DCOM configuration utility. (Type in DCOMCNFG at the Start -> Run
prompt).

Navigate to DCOM for OPC20IFIX.


3. Right click on OPC20IFIIX and chose properties.

4. On the General tab set Authentication Level to Connect.


5. On the Location tab verify that the program is set to run at the local computer.
6. On the Security tab chose to edit the Access permission rights.
Add an user that should be aloud to access the iFIX OPC Server. The user in this
sample is OPC. Grant OPC “Allow Access”.
7. Edit the launch permission on the Security tab.
The problem was that OPC clients tried to launch the iFIX OPC Server. To prevent
this from happening add the user OPC to Launch permission and grant him “Deny
Launch”.
8. Go to the Identity tab and configure the user OPC to run the OPC20IFIX
application.
9. This should be it. Close DCOM Configuration utility.

Note!
It is possible to use other configurations regarding users.
The main points in this configuration is to “Add OPC20IFIX.EXE” to the tasks list and
set Launch Permissions in DCOM to “Deny Launch”

In the sample above we use a Workgroup so the user OPC must exist as a user on both
machines. Also you have to be logged on as the user OPC on the Client machine to get
this sample to work.

If you have your machines in a domain and many users log on to the OPC Server and
Client machines it should be possible to replace the user OPC in the Security with
domain groups/users and use Identity account to “The launching user”.

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