Connections
The Connections section of the Gateway Webpage contains information regarding Gateway connections to external systems. The list of systems displayed under the Connections section is based on what modules are installed. The Connections section allows you to drill down and open up more specific information to easily find problems with anything connected to the Gateway, and even find crucial information about a faulty connection.
When the Connections tab is selected, the Connections Overview page is displayed. This page includes a Status section at the top of the page shows Configured Connections, Errored Connections, and Enabled Connections counts. Below it, the Connection Type section sorts the connections by type and show high level details for each system. Clicking the View connection links on the right-hand side of each type will redirect to the corresponding page. All connection types can additionally be accessed using the left side of the Gateway Webpage.
Some third party modules could potentially add sections that are not discussed in this manual.
Devices​
Any connection that requires a driver and connects to the Ignition OPC UA Server. This tab includes Device Connections and Settings pages. See the OPC-UA-Drivers section for more information on the Gateway Device tab.
Databases​
Any connection to an SQL Database. This tab includes Database Connections and Settings pages. See the Databases Connections section for more information on Gateway Database tab.
OPC​
Any OPC Client Connection to an external OPC UA server. This section includes Security, Connections, and Quick Client pages. See the OPC-UA section for more information on the Gateway OPC tab.
Service Connectors​
This tab includes any connection to a third party application hosted on another server or in the cloud, such as MQTT, MongoDB, and Kafka. The information on the Service Connectors > Connections page will vary depending on the applications you have installed, but the common properties you can filter by are listed in the table below.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the connection. |
| Description | Description of the connection, if entered. |
| Type | Name of the third party application. |
| Host | Host or list of hosts for the connection. If no port is specified, this field will be blank. |
| Status | Current status of the connection. |
| Connections | Current number of connections between Ignition and the specified database. |
SECS/GEM​
This tab is only available when the SECS/GEM module is installed. When visible, a Settings, Equipment, and Simulator page will be listed.