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Adding a Data Collector to a Historian Server

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Since most collectors, including the iFIX Collector, automatically create an entry for themselves when they connect to the Historian Server for the first time, it is not necessary to add a collector to the server manually if the collector can connect to the server.

To change the destination server for a collector, edit the value for the HistorianNodeName key for the collector in the Windows Registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intellution,Inc.\Historian\Services\CollectorName

where CollectorName is the name of the collector.

Note: On a 64-bit Windows Operating System, all 32-bit components (such as collectors, client tools, and APIs) related registry keys will be located under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\\Intellution,Inc.\iHistorian\.