Setting up a collector

  1. Create a new collector
  2. Enter a unique name
  3. Optionally enter a description

A success message should appear signifying the collector has been created. If something went wrong an error message will appear with more info on what went wrong.

Generate a token

The API settings must be configured before generating a token!
  1. Select the collector
  2. Press the generate token button

After pressing the button a notification should appear that the token was copied to your clipboard.

The collector token contains 4 pieces of important information for the collector

  • Historian server URL
  • Historian server REST port
  • Historian server GRPC port
  • Collector UUID