The Ignition Gateway is the primary software service that drives everything in Ignition. It is a single application that runs as a web server and accessed through a web browser. It connects to data and PLCs, executes modules, and communicates with clients. You can customize the Homepage to fit your needs using the Gateway Settings. From the Gateway, you activate Ignition, transfer licenses, backup and restore the Ignition Gateway, and setup redundancy. You can even set up a Gateway Network that allows two or more Gateways to connect to one another and share data.
Launching a Gateway
The Gateway is accessed through a web browser. The web browser, running on any machine, must have network access to the host that is running the Gateway.
By default, Ignition installs by using the 8088
port. For example, if the host's IP address is 10.0.28.30
, you access the Gateway via the URL:
http://10.0.28.30:8088
. When Ignition is installed on the computer that you are logged into, you can access it by typing
http://localhost:8088
to display the Gateway Homepage. Any other computer on the same network can access the Gateway by using the IP Address or Host Name of the computer where Ignition is installed: i.e.,
http://192.#.#.#:8088,
and it will launch the Gateway and bring up the Gateway Homepage.
Starting and Stopping the Gateway
After installation, the Gateway starts automatically. The Gateway runs as a service, so you can use your operating system's normal mechanisms to start or stop the service. You can also start or stop the Gateway using the Gateway Command-line Utility.