Procedure
1) Configure DCOMCNFG on both the OPC Browser PC and OPC Server PC.
Perform the following configuration settings on both the OPC Browser PC and OPC Server PC.
1) Start up DCOMCNFG located in \Winnt\System32. The Distributed COM Configuration
Properties dialog box will appear as shown in figure 1. Select the Applications tab.
2) Select the OPC Browser computer as shown in figure 1. Then select the Default Properties tab.
Select Enable Distributed COM on this computer as shown in figure 2. In the Default
Authentication Level listbox, select Connect. In the Default Impersonation Level listbox, select
Identify.
3) Select the Default Security tab. In the Default Access Permissions area, click the Edit Default
button as shown in figure 3.
4) The Registry Value Permissions dialog box will appear with Registry Value set to
DefaultAccessPermission, as shown in figure 4.
2) In the Run application on the following computer dialog entry, select the OPC Browser PC. In our
example, the OPC Browser PC is called DavidU3.
3) Select the Security tab as shown in figure 9. Select the Use default access permissions in each of the
radio buttons.
4) Select the Identity tab as shown in figure 10. Select The Interactive User, then click OK.
4) Select the Identity tab as shown in figure 14. Select The Launching User listbox, then click OK.
2) Save this configuration in a .cfg file. The configuration file will be used later by the OPC Browser.
5) Run InTouch on the OPC Browser PC and browse the remote OPC Server.
1) Start WindowMaker.
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