Register CIMPLICITY with Configuration Hub, and Proficy Authentication

To use the CIMPLICITY plug-in in Configuration Hub using Proficy Authentication, you must register CIMPLICITY with both the Configuration Hub and Proficy Authentication. You can use a single webpage to register CIMPLICITY to Configuration Hub, CIMPLICITY to Proficy Authentication server.

To register CIMPLICITY with Configuration Hub, Proficy Authentication, do the following:

  1. Open the project in CIMPLICITY Workbench as needed. For more information on Workbench, refer to the section About the CIMPLICITY Workbench..
  2. From the toolbar, click
    The CIMPLICITY Plug-in Registration page opens.
  3. In the CIMPLICITY Plug-in Registration page, enter the computer level username and password that you generated in CIMPLICITY using the RegisterComputerUser.exe tool that is available at [Install location]\Proficy\Proficy CIMPLICITY\exe.
  4. Click Login.
    The Configuration Hub Server Registration page opens.
  5. In Configuration Hub, fill the following details:
    OptionsDescription
    SERVER NAME The name of the Configuration Hub server to which you want to register. In the <Fully qualified domain name> format.
    SERVER PORT The port number of the Configuration Hub server to which you want to register.
    PLUG-IN ALIAS NAME The alias name for the CIMPLICITY plug-in that you want to see in the Configuration Hub.
    Note: By default, the name populated is the CIMPLICITY node’s name. However, you can update it to how you want to see the CIMPLICITY plug-in name in the configuration Hub.
    CLIENT ID The client ID of the Configuration Hub server that you provided during the Configuration Hub installation.
    CLIENT SECRET The client secret of the Configuration Hub server that you provided during the Configuration Hub installation.
  6. In Proficy Authentication, fill the following details:
    OptionsDescription
    SERVER NAME The name of the Proficy Authentication server to which you want to register Configuration Hub. In the<Fully qualified domain name> format.
    SERVER PORT The port number of the Proficy Authentication server to which you want to register Configuration Hub.
    Use Configuration Hub Authentication Credentials for Proficy Authentication Select this check box if you had entered same credentials (Client ID and Client Secret) for both Configuration Hub and Proficy Authentication during installation.
    CLIENT ID The Client ID of the Proficy Authentication server.
    CLIENT SECRET The Client secret of the Proficy Authentication server.
  7. If the root certificate of the Proficy Authentication server is trusted, you will see Trusted. If not, you will see Not trusted; then you must manually trust the certificate. For more information, refer to the section Trust an Untrusted Certificate while Registering CIMPLICITY with Configuration Hub and Proficy Authentication server.
  8. To test the connection, click Test Server Connection.
  9. If the connection to the Configuration Hub or the Proficy Authentication server is successful, you will receive a success dialog. If your connection is unsuccessful, retry to connect to another valid Configuration Hub or Proficy Authentication server.
  10. Click Register.
    The Configuration Hub Server Registration dialog box opens, with a success message.
  11. Click OK.
    The Proficy Authentication Client dialog box is closed.