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Ignition Platform / Gateway Basics

Installation, backups, connections, licensing, Designer access, and Gateway Network.

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Gateway and Project Backups​

Backup and restore an Ignition Gateway or project.

Understand the differences between Gateway and Project backups and their contents.

Making Backups & Restoring

Gateway Backup & Restore

Project Export and Import

Database Connections​

Connect to a database.

Connecting to Databases

Database Connections

Device Connections​

Navigate and configure device connections.

Familiarity with OPC-UA

Use the Programmable Device Simulator

OPC-UA and Devices in Ignition

Programmable Device Simulator

OPC-UA

Programmable Device Simulator

Connecting to a Device

Licensing​

Activate a license to a Gateway and explain the basics of Ignition’s licensing model.

Licensing and Activating Ignition

Licensing and Activation

Ignition Designer​

Install and use the Designer Launcher.

Create and manage projects and explain Project Inheritance.

Navigate the different modules in the Designer.

The Designer Launcher

Creating a Project

Project Inheritance

Designer Interface

Launchers and Workstation

Designer Launcher

Projects

Project Inheritance

Vision Designer Interface

Perspective Designer Interface

Ignition Modules

Installing Ignition​

Install and upgrade Ignition.

Installing and Upgrading Ignition

Installing and Upgrading

Gateway Network​

Explain the basics of redundancy.

Identify what subsystems can utilize the Gateway Network.

Gateway Network

Ignition Redundancy

Gateway Network

Ignition Redundancy