Platform
The Platform tab includes information regarding the Gateway system and security. This includes system pages for Gateway configurations and features like Backup/Restore, Licensing, Deployment Modes, and Redundancy. These sections are not necessarily concerned with connections to external systems. Below the System pages are the Security pages. Ignition provides several security options to safeguard data and applications in Ignition.
When the Platform tab is first selected, the Overview page is displayed. This page lists all of the configured items within the Gateway. Each item is displayed by their category, number of configured items in that category, and any errors. Use the Configure link to navigate to the respective Gateway page for further configurations, or expand the item using the dropdown 
icon to see the item names, latest update time, and status.
note
Depending on what modules you have installed, some categories may be missing.
System​
| Page | Description |
|---|---|
| Backup/Restore | The Backup/Restore page is where you can manually take a backup, and restore a previous backup. |
| Ignition Exchange | On the Ignition Exchange page you can access the Ignition Exchange to browse for resources. You can also import an Ignition Exchange Package that you've downloaded. |
| Licensing | The Licensing page allows you to control any and all licenses currently activated on the Gateway. It will show all the modules that the license is currently good for, and have some options for activating a new or additional license. |
| Modules | The Modules page displays all currently installed modules and if they are active or not. This is where you can install a new module or upgrade an existing module. |
| Projects | The Projects page can easily manage all of the projects currently configured in the Gateway, with settings that change the Name and Title, or the default database and authentication profile of the project. |
| Redundancy | The Redundancy page is where all of Ignition's redundancy settings are configured. This is where the master and backup nodes are configured as well as the network settings to make sure the two nodes can properly communicate. The Redundancy section displays information regarding the redundant system, if one is configured. It easily shows the Role of the Gateway you are viewing, the status of the connected Gateway, and their IP addresses. The trends on this page give a snapshot of the last few minutes of communication between the two Gateways. The first trend shows the data that is being sent and received between the two Gateways, the second shows the state updates that have recently occurred. The bottom of the page contains a log of the last system events, to easily track major events between the Gateways. |
| Gateway Settings | The Gateway Settings page is where settings are located for the system name, homepage redirect URL, launch settings, scheduled backups, error reporting and other miscellaneous. |
| Modes | The Modes page is where you can set up different deployment modes for your Gateway, allowing you to have different runtime configurations. |
| Store and Forward | The Store and Forward system provides a reliable way for Ignition to store data to the database. The Store and Forward system settings offer a good deal of flexibility in tuning. Different types of situations and goals will likely require different configurations. |
Security​
| Page | Description |
|---|---|
| General Settings | The Gateway General Security Settings determines security permissions for the Gateway and Designer. For more information, see Security. |
| User Sources | This is where you set up users and roles. Security policies are defined in terms of the roles set up in the system. |
| Audit Profiles | Here you can set up an Audit Profile to record details about specific events that occurred. |
| Security Levels | Security Levels define a hierarchy for access inside a Perspective Session or Vision Client using IdP authentication. This authorization system provides a way to map roles from an Identity Provider (IdP) to Ignition roles. |
| Security Zones | A Security Zone is a list of Gateways, Computers, or IP addresses that are defined and grouped together. This group now becomes a zone on the Gateway Network, which can have additional policies and restrictions placed on it. Security Zones provide this functionality to the Gateway Network, limiting locations instead of people to be read-only for specific actions. This allows for greater control over the type of information that is passing over the network, improving security and helping to keep different areas of the business separate, while still allowing them to interconnect. |
| API Keys | Create and manage API Keys to authenticate HTTP requests made to the Gateway. API Keys are used to authorize external applications and scripts without requiring username/password logins. Each key can be scoped by security level and is securely hashed on creation. |
| Service Security | A security policy can be defined for each Security Zone and is set up in Service Security. The Security Policy has four sections: Alarm Notification, Alarm Status, History Provider Access, and Tag Access. They work together to define how the local Gateway gives access to incoming Gateway connections. |
| OAuth2 Clients | Set up OAuth 2.0 Clients here. |
| Identity Providers | Identify Providers (IdP) provide a way for users to log in to Ignition using credentials stored outside of Ignition. An IdP creates, maintains, and manages identity (login) information while providing authentication services to Ignition. This provides a secure login that allows Ignition to use SSL and two-factor authentication (2FA). |