Connect to a web application

Connect to a web application to view displays containing information about your plant or process.

FactoryTalk ViewPoint servers require one FactoryTalk ViewPoint license per connected session where each session can view up to three displays in browser windows or tabs. If all available licenses are in use, FactoryTalk ViewPoint shows the error, "There are no licenses currently available for the Web browser to use."

If the web application has security enabled and Remember me on this computer is selected, FactoryTalk ViewPoint automatically logs in using the most recently entered username and password. To prevent unauthorized access to the FactoryTalk ViewPoint server, do not select this option on shared or public computers.

To connect to a web application

1. Start a web browser.
2. In the browser's Address bar, enter the desktop or mobile URL, replacing computer_name_or_ip_address with the hostname or IP address of the FactoryTalk ViewPoint server:
   • (desktop) http://computer_name_or_ip_address/FTVP
   • (mobile) http://computer_name_or_ip_address/FTVP/m

     If the site has an HTTPS binding, enter https instead of http.

3. (Optional) If the web application has security enabled:
   1. Enter a username and password.
   2. (Optional) Select Remember me on this computer to save the login details until the account is logged off, the password expires, or the account is disabled.
   3. Click Log on.

See also

Navigate displays

Monitor alarms in FactoryTalk ViewPoint

Disconnect from a web application

FactoryTalk ViewPoint mobile interface