Connections

If you want to make sure your WebPort page looks great, no matter where your viewers are accessing from, you can set up connections to customize the experience.
For example, if you have a TV in an entrance hall, you can use a connection to make sure the page is shown in full-screen mode, without any menus.
You can also configure your connection to automatically log in a viewing-user and make sure they see the current control system as their start page. No matter what you need, connections can help you customize the WebPort page for a great viewing experience.

By default, there are two connections that cannot be removed:

Connection:	Description:
Default	The Default Connection used if no one other match is made
Localhost	Connection coming from the local computer

The following adjustable parameters can be made for a connection:

Parameter:	Description:
IP	IP address for the connection
Name	Connection Name
Allow Connection	Indicates if connections for this location are allowed
Allow PIN code	Indicates whether PIN login is allowed from this connection
Allow access ticket	Indicates whether login is possible via access ticket
Allow create access ticket	Indicates whether it is allowed to create access tickets via the connection
Full Screen	Indicates whether menus should be hidden and the page displayed in full screen mode
Zoom	Indicates whether pages can be zoomed
Scale	Indicates whether pages should be scaled to fit screen resolution. Parameter for Max scale is found under          System settings/Server/Graphical settings
Embed PDF	Indicates whether to embed PDF files as HTML5
Attach Sidebar	Indicates whether the sidebar should be attached to the left or displayed as "drop-down"
Allow scripting calls	Indicates whether script calls can be made externally from this connection
Allow printing	Indicates whether printing should be possible from this connection
Automatic login	Indicates whether a user should be logged in automatically
Two-factor authentication	Indicates whether two-factor authentication is required for login

Tip!

If you want to increase security and only allow connections from certain approved IP addresses, the option Allow connection for the default connection can be unchecked. Connections must then be created for each IP address to be allowed access to Web Port. The security can also be increased by choosing two-factor authentication. For e-mail, settings must be configured under System settings/Server/Email settings, and that the users have an added e-mail address. The same is true for SMS settings and phone number.

Tip!

When Embed PDF is selected, no PDF reader is needed. This can be good for reducing the number of installations on, for example, a panel PC.

Access ticket:

Access tickets can be used to offer Single-Sign-On solutions from 3rd party applications. By giving an external web server the opportunity to create time-limited access tickets, logging in can take place without the user having to know any user name or password. This is done through a call according to: http://webportaddress/access/createtheaccessticket?username=user

Where the web port address is replaced with the address used to connect to the Web Port server and users are replaced with the user to be logged in.

It is also possible to submit with following parameters:

&URL=address	Where address is replaced with an address where Web Port can be reached
&valid=time	Where time is replaced by how long a ticket is valid (ex 10 for 10 seconds)

To then connect with the access ticket, call:
http://webportaddress/access/login?ticket = the result from the createaccesssticket.

Tip!

If you selected the full screen on all connections, you will not reach System Settings to turn off the full screen. However, the settings for connections are accessed via
http://webportaddress:port/access/setup?Type=conn

Multi-screen support

Multiple screens can be configured on connections by clicking Add display.The function adds the possibility to show dynamic content e.g. trend on a separate screen when clicking on the symbol, or always showing the alarm list.

The following configurable parameters can be set for a display:

Parameter:	Description:
Name	Name used to call a display via url or grid
Primary URL	Dynamic URL or fixed URL loaded on screen
Backup URL	Secondary URL if primary URL of dynamic type is not available
Fullscreen	Specifies whether display will be shown in fullscreen or with menus
Show page info	Show header/footer (fullscreen only)
Pin sidemenu	Indicates whether the main menu should be visible

Information name:

The name of the display is optional but has some requirements if grid is to be used
Specific displays are called with url: /main/display/NAME
If displays are named in the following way standard configurations can be used for multiple displays in a grid.
1x1 corresponds to display on row 1 column 1
1x2 corresponds to display on row 1 column 2
2x1 corresponds to display on row 2 column 1
Up to 3x3.
Grid is activated by clicking the menu on the top right (circle with three dots), view mode and wanted setup.
Grid can also be created by calling: /main/grid/COLUMNSxROWS

Information URL:

External url is formatted http://adress
Url in Web Port is formatted to start with /, e.g. /alarm/main?type=active
There are two dynamic urls that can be used:
dynamic_trend , which shows predefined trend for a sensor if it is selected on a different display.
dynamic_doc , which shows connected documentation for page shown on different display.

Creating connection

To create a new connection, navigate to the SYSTEM SETTINGS/ACCESS/CONNECTIONS and select NEW CONNECTION. In the dialog that opens, fill in the details of the connection and then select SAVE.

Edit connections

To edit a connection, navigate to SYSTEM SETTINGS/ACCESS/CONNECTIONS. Click on the desired connection in the list and edit the settings in the dialog that opens. Then click SAVE to update.

Delete connections

To delete a connection, navigate to SYSTEM SETTINGS/ACCESS/CONNECTIONS. Click on the desired connection in the list and then tap DELETE in the dialog that opens.