Defining an Agent Connection

To define an agent connection:

1. Click Administration > Connections on the Navigation pane to display the Connections pane.

2. Double-click the agent connection to display the Connection Definition dialog.

3. Click the Connection tab.

4. Click the Machine Name field, and enter the machine with the Tidal Automation agent installed on it.

5. Click the Master-to-Agent Communication Port field, and enter the agent’s listener port number used during agent installation. The default port number for the first agent is 5912 but subsequent agent installations use an incremented port number (for example, 5913 for the second agent, etc.).

6. Choose the Enabled option, if not already selected.

7. Click OK.

The agent will begin the connection process. The agent status light is yellow until the agent is connected. The status light then turns green. This normally takes about 45 seconds or less.