Connecting a Windows Target to Your SystemLink Server

Establish a connection between your SystemLink server and a remote Windows target.

The host or the server is the computer where you have installed SystemLink Server.

The target refers to the computer you want to connect to the server.

The client refers to the computer where you have installed SystemLink Client and connected to the server.

Before you begin, ensure the following:
  • On the host, you have installed SystemLink Server.
  • On the host, you have configured SystemLink Server.
  • On the host, you have installed a supported version of LabVIEW.
  • The host has enough node licenses available in Volume License Manager.
  • You have configured any remote database connections. Changing your database configuration after connecting a target can cause a loss of data.
  1. On the Windows target, open NI Package Manager.
  2. Search for and install SystemLink Client.
  3. Launch SystemLink Client.
  4. Select Connect to a SystemLink server and specify the name, IP address, or DNS alias of the host to which you want to connect.
    Note If you want to create a DNS alias for your host, refer to steps 4-6 in Setting up a SystemLink Server.
  5. Using a we browser, launch and log in to your SystemLink server.
  6. Click Systems Manager and click the Pending systems tile.
  7. Click Approve for the targets you want to connect to SystemLink.
    The target is now a client connected to your SystemLink server. To manage the client in the SystemLink web application, click Systems Manager and then click Managed systems.

    The following image shows an example list of clients that are connected to a server.



  8. If any of your clients show as Not Activated, select the client and click More » Activate.
  9. Select the workspace you want to contain the client.
    The assigned workspace determines the resources that the client can interact with. To learn more about workspaces, refer to Managing Access to SystemLink.
    SystemLink automatically stores all data the client produces in the workspace. SystemLink also adds all the client assets to the workspace.
  10. Optional: If you want to prevent actions, from executing on your client, select the client in Managed Systems and click More » Lock. For example, actions include installing software or restarting. SystemLink queues the actions but executes only when you unlock the client. You can view all jobs, including jobs that are currently queued, under History.