Using RobotWebServices to access a remote Virtual Controller
Maxim Riabichev
Sweden admin
Hello,
To access a remote VC with RWS successfully, please perform the following steps:
On the PC which is hosting the remote VC:
1) If it doesn't already exist, create a file called "vcconf.xml" in "C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Roaming\ABB Industrial IT\Robotics IT\RobVC\"
2) Put the following content in it:
To access a remote VC with RWS successfully, please perform the following steps:
On the PC which is hosting the remote VC:
1) If it doesn't already exist, create a file called "vcconf.xml" in "C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Roaming\ABB Industrial IT\Robotics IT\RobVC\"
2) Put the following content in it:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<hosts>
<host ip="10.11.125.5" />
</hosts>
3) Change the ip address (bold above) to the ip of the local PC from which you will be accessing the remote VC resources.
That should do it.
You're basically white-listing the IP of the client. If you don't, you'll get the "RAPI Unidentified Error" when trying to access resources on the remote VC.
3) Change the ip address (bold above) to the ip of the local PC from which you will be accessing the remote VC resources.
That should do it.
You're basically white-listing the IP of the client. If you don't, you'll get the "RAPI Unidentified Error" when trying to access resources on the remote VC.
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Maxim Riabichev
PC Software Support Engineer
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