General system settings are made on the General tab.
Base URL
The base URL under which the web application is opened in the browser.
The URL quoted in alarm messages usually refers to "localhost". In order to make the
web client accessible by other computers in the network, replace "localhost" by the
real computer name. You can change this setting in the file appsettings.json. After the modification, restart the ibaCMC service to make the changes come into effect.
Server host IPv4
Specifies the IPv4 address of the server host and overwrites the ‘LocalHostIPv4’ system
info property. Use this address if the application is unable to determine the IP address
using the interface name from appsettings.json [default: '255.255.255.255']. This IP address is also used for connections to ibaDAQ/ibaM-DAQ (ibaPDA).
System language
This language setting only affects the predefined assets in the component library. The language of the user interface is set in the user profile.
First day of week
Defines the day that will be used as the start of the week. This is crucial for the weekly report, which is created and send on the first day of the week. [Possible values: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday]
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If the weekly report is done manually and the current day is not the same as the first day of week, no report is created. The first day of week can be temporarily changed for testing purposes. |
System paths
The System paths area displays the paths for the Archive, Error, and Temp folders. The Error and Archive folders are normally set under Plant configuration > Plant > Paths. The system paths are only used if no path is specified there.
Archive folder
Defines the storage location for the archive folder. [Default: C:...\Archive]
Error folder
Defines the storage location for the Error folder. [Default: C:...\Error]
Temporary folder
Defines the storage location for the temporary folder. The temporary folder is used to temporarily store the new data. [Default: C:...\Temp]
MQTT broker
Settings for the local MQTT broker can be made here.
You can choose whether communication via the MQTT broker should be encrypted (TLS) or unencrypted.
If you enable TLS encryption using the toggle switch, unencrypted communication running on another port will be disabled. Switching in the other direction works accordingly. Both ports cannot be opened at the same time.
The ports have the following default numbers:
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TLS: Port 8883
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Unencrypted: Port 1883
If needed, you may adjust the port numbers.
If you choose the unencrypted option, a message will appear warning you that the connection may be insecure.
If TLS is enabled, the same certificate is used for both MQTT and the web server. Currently, it is not possible to configure different certificates.
If the certificate has to be changed, we recommend doing this directly using the appsettings.json file in the ProgramData folder or running the installer again and changing the certificate
there.
For more information about updating or replacing a certificate see
In both cases, you can optionally enable the “Traces” diagnostic feature to track the MQTT connections.
After the change, the ibaCMC service has to be restarted.
Mail (SMTP)
On this tab you can set up the SMTP server (outgoing mail server), which is used for automated outgoing e-mails if needed. You can check the function by clicking on the <Send test email> button.
Info
The content of the system info table is displayed here. Information such as the database version, system language, etc. can be found.