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Configuring an OPC Data Collector for Automatic Startup

About this task

Historian does not configure OPC Collectors to start automatically as a service as some OPC servers do not support this feature. To find out if your OPC Server supports running as a service, refer to OPC Collector Specific Configuration.

Procedure

On the Start menu, click Run.
Type services.msc and click OK.
The Services dialog box opens.
Select the OPC Historian Data Collector.
Click the Startup button.
The Startup dialog box appears.
Select Automatic from the Startup Type field.
This configures the collector for automatic startup.
If your OPC Server does not support running OPC as a service, you can start the collector from the Historian program group. To start the collector automatically, copy the Start OPC Server icon into the Startup folder of the Programs group.