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NexUA Server

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NexAIoT Co., Ltd.

www.nexaiot.com

Version: v1.09

Published December 2019

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Page 1 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. NexUA Server User Manual NexAIoT Co., Ltd. www.nexaiot.com Version: v1.09 Published December 2019...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Preface ..............1 Disclaimer ..................1 Acknowledgements .................1 Revision History ................1 Chapter 1: Using the NexUA Server ...... 2 1.1 Introduction ................2 1.2 Installing NexUA Server .............3 1.2 Launching NexUA Server ............8 Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics ......10 2.1 Status ..................12 2.2 Endpoints ................13...
Page 3: Preface
Any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose is also disclaimed. Acknowledgements The NexUA Server is a trademark of NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All other product names mentioned herein are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Revision History...
Page 4: Chapter 1: Using The Nexua Server
NexAIoT NexUA Server plays a key role as a communication portal that allows OPC UA clients to manipulate HMI or PLC data. NexAIoT NexUA Server consists of a configurable GUI for parameters and settings as well as an OPC UA...
Page 5: Installing Nexua Server
Chapter 1: Using the NexUA Server 1.2 Installing NexUA Server 1. Double click on the filename of the NexUA Server setup file, select the language for the installation, and click OK. 2. The installation wizard will prepare the setup process.
Page 6 3. Click Next to proceed, or click Cancel to quit. 4. Check the I accept the terms in the license agreement option, and click Next to proceed. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 7 Note: You can check the Trial Version option and enter the serial number later. The entered product key will introduce a respective version of NexUA Server displayed on the title of the GUI. *A warning message will be prompted if the serial number is invalid.
Page 8 Chapter 1: Using the NexUA Server 6. Click Install to begin installation. 7. The installation will begin and may take a while. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 10: Launching Nexua Server
Once installed, you should be able to find the program named NexUA Utility in the All Programs list as shown. 1. Click on the icon or NexUA Utility to launch NexUA Server. *Actual location varies from operating systems. The screenshot above depicts the program in Windows 7.
Page 12: Chapter 2: Nexua Server Basics
Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics 2: n Ua s haPter erver asiCs NexAIoT NexUA Server consists 5 pages of information and menus for server status and configurable parameters. Simply click on the respective tab for further configuration purposes with NexUA Server.   ...
Page 13 To bring the interface back to the screen, click OK/Cancel on Show hidden icons in the taskbar, and click on the icon of NexUA Server. A message will prompt you to enter the password. Click Apply to make the configured parameters take effect.
Page 14: Status
The Status page displays brief information about the current server status. When NexUA Server is launched, the server operation is initially stopped by default. Once NexUA Server is up and running, the connection addresses for UA TCP: and HTTPS: will be displayed respectively, allowing client applications to use the addresses to connect to NexUA Server.
Page 15: Endpoints
You can edit the settings and save them by clicking Apply at the bottom of the user interface. The settings are applied once the server has been restarted. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 16 HTTPS section. 2. If both ports of UA TCP and HTTPS are identical, an error message will prompt you to reset the ports. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 17: Users
Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics 2.3 Users The Users page displays user authentication settings. Connections to NexUA Server can be authenticated with username/password, Windows Logon, or Certification.      Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Page 18 NexUA Server connection. Check the checkbox on the left of Enable Certification to enable or disable asymmetrical cryptography to authenticate with the self-signed certificate for NexUA Server connection. The trusted self-signed public key is stored in the following path: Enable...
Page 19: Node Config
2.4 Node Config The Node Config page displays and configures alarm and historical data settings of the NexUA Server. An alarm is an abnormal condition aimed to notify relevant users that special attention is required. The historical configuration is used to provide historical data for a variable from the NexUA Server.
Page 21 Right-click on the element and select the Remove Historical menu item to remove setting. 4. Attribute List: The Attribute window shows the attributes of the node that is selected in the Objects window. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 22 Click Import to select configuration files in the File Explorer. Select the file and click Open. A message will prompt you to restart the NexUA Server. After restarting the NexUA Server, the new configuration will be applied to the server’s address space. Import Click Export to save the current configuration to an external XML file.
Page 23: Nexua Odbc Sop
1-1 Please download MySQL and ODBC drivers from the below URLs: https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/ Note: The ODBC driver cannot be higher than the fifth version. 1-2 Open MySQL Workbench and connect to the target server. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 24 Step 2: Create the user and give the user permission to access the DB 2-1 Go to Server > Users and Privileges on the top menu bar. 2-2 Click Add Account. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 25 2-4 To allow access to the database from any network, please enter the percentage sign "%" in Limit to Hosts Matching. This will grant MySQL remote access to any IP or network. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 26 Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics 2-5 Change the tab to Administrative Roles and select the first role DBA, then click Apply. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 27 3-1 Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Defender Firewall, and click Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off. 3-2 Select Turn off Windows Defender Firewall and click OK. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 28 Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics Step 4: NexUA Server Utility Settings - Node Config 4-1 Open the NexUA Server Utility and click Start to run the server. 4-2 Switch to the Node Config tab and click Import to add your XML address space file.
Page 29 4-3 Click Configure to show the Alarm & Historical Data window. 4-4 Expand the node tree. Right-click the node and choose the Alarm Event or Historical Data you would like to add, then click OK. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 30 4-5 You can view the Alarm & HA List's changes below. Check the Start Logging checkbox to log the data into database. Click Apply to apply the settings to the server. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 31 Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics Step 5: NexUA Utility Settings - ODBC Database 5-1 Switch to the ODBC Database tab and check the Activate SQL checkbox. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 32 Server, the default port number "3306" and the user login information. Click the magnifier icon to search the databases from the designated SQL server and choose your target database. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 33 Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics 5-3 Click Apply and restart the Utility. The Utility will display that the connection is connecting. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 34 6-1 Prepare the dataflow on IoT Studio. 6-2 Look up the database. Two new tables has been created, with the data successfully recorded to the tables as well. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 36: Mssql
1-2 Open SQL Server Management Studio (directly enter "SSMS" in the Windows search box to locate it) and connect to the target SQL Server. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 37 Logins folder, then click New Login..2-2 Fill in the Login Name, select the SQL Server authentication checkbox and enter the Password twice for confirmation. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 38 2-3 Switch to the Server Roles page and check the sysadmin role checkbox. 2-4 Switch to the User Mapping page. Select the target database and enable all the roles for the user, then click OK. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 39 Properties. Go to the Security tab, and choose SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode in the first section. Then click OK to finish the setting. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 40 Step 3: Set the TCP port for the SQL Server 3-1 Open SQL Server Configuration Manager. Navigate to SQL Server Network Configuration > Protocols for MSSQLSERVER, and double click TCP/IP. Change the Enabled option to Yes. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 41 3-3 Go back to the main page of Configuration Manager and navigate to SQL Server Services. Right-click on SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) and select Restart to apply all the changes to the server. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 42 4-1 Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Defender Firewall, and click Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off. 4-2 Select Turn off Windows Defender Firewall and click OK. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 43 Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics Step 5: NexUA Server Utility Settings - Node Config 5-1 Open the NexUA Server Utility and click Start to run the server. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 44 5-2 Switch to the Node Config tab and click Import to add your XML address space file. 5-3 Click Configure to show the Alarm & Historical Data window. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 45 Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics 5-4 Expand the node tree. Right-click the node and choose the Alarm Event or Historical Data you would like to add, then click OK. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 46 5-5 You can view the Alarm & HA List's changes below. Check the Start Logging checkbox to log the data into database. Click Apply to apply the settings to the server. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 47 Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics Step 6: NexUA Utility Settings - ODBC Database 6-1 Switch to the ODBC Database tab and check the Activate SQL checkbox. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 48 Server, the default port number "1433" and the user login information. Click the magnifier icon to search the databases from the designated SQL server and choose your target database. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 49 Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics 6-3 Click Apply and restart the Utility. The Utility will display that the connection is connecting. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 50 7-1 Prepare the dataflow on IoT Studio. 7-2 Look up the database. Two new tables has been created, with the data successfully recorded to the tables as well. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 51: License
Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics 2.6 License The License page displays the NexUA Server Version Information and the Product details. Also, this page allows you to register the product key online or offline.    Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Page 52 Online Activation The entered product key will introduce a respective version of NexUA Server displayed in NexUA Server Version Information and on the title of the GUI. Offline activation is designed for the fields where gateways cannot connect to the Internet. Change the radio button to Offline.
Page 53 Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics Item Name Description And then go to NexAIoT Software License Key System: https://keyserver.nexaiot.com/offline_activation Click SELECT FILE HERE to upload the key file you’ve just exported. Then click UPLOAD to download the activated key file(.response). Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Page 54 The entered product key will introduce a respective version of NexUA Server displayed in NexUA Server Version Information and on the title of the GUI. After completing the license activation, you can view the changes on NexUA Server.
Page 55: About
Chapter 2: NexUA Server Basics 2.7 About In this page, you can view copyright notice and change the login password for NexUA Server management.  Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...
Page 56 OK when done. A message will prompt you that the password has been changed. Login Password If the input password is invalid, please enter it again. Copyright © 2018 NexAIoT Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. NexUA Server User Manual...

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