Hands-On RTAC Session Web Server Introduction Exercise

Hands-On RTAC Session
Web Server Introduction Exercise
SEL-3530 RTAC
Front
USB
USB
Cable
Laptop
Figure 1
Connection Diagram
SEL RTAC Web Server
The SEL-3530 Real-Time Automation Controller (RTAC) web server provides a means to set up RTAC
network configurations and user accounts, view human-machine interface (HMI) pages, download
collected events, and view the Sequential Events Recorder (SER) and alarm logs. This exercise provides a
brief introduction to the RTAC web server using the front USB port.
Exercise
Step 1.
When the software for the RTAC is installed on your PC and an RTAC is connected, there is
a USB gadget installed on your PC that allows you to connect to the RTAC front USB port.
With the RTAC connected, open a Microsoft ® Windows ® command line and type
ipconfig /all. Verify that you can see the USB gadget installed on your PC. You should see
that an Ethernet adapter on your PC has been assigned an Internet Protocol (IP) address of
172.29.131.2 by DHCP Server 172.29.131.1. This is the fixed IP address of the front USB
port on the RTAC.
Figure 2
IP Configuration
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Step 2.
Open your web browser (Internet Explorer ® or Firefox ® ), and type in the address
https://172.29.131.1/. If this is the first time you are connecting to the RTAC, you will see a
security warning because the RTAC is using a default X.509 certificate that has not been
signed by a trusted certificate authority. Accept the certificate from the RTAC, and continue
to the RTAC user login page.
Step 3.
Figure 3
Security Certificate Warning
The RTAC does not come with any accounts configured. If an account is configured, you will
see the login screen in Figure 4; otherwise, you will see a screen asking you to configure an
account name and password. By default, complex passwords must be used. Your instructor
will provide you with the details of which account is configured, or should be configured, on
your RTAC.
Figure 4
Login Screen
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Step 4.
Once you are logged in, the RTAC dashboard screen appears. Enter the information as shown
in Figure 5 and click Submit to commit changes.
Figure 5
RTAC Dashboard
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Step 5.
Under Accounts, create a new user for yourself under the Add New User tab. You can
uncheck the complex password requirement to use a simple password for the exercises today.
Step 6.
Figure 6
New User Accounts
Under Network > Ethernet, enter the Ethernet port settings as provided by the instructor for
your workstation. For the exercise today, enable ping on the RTAC network interface card
that you are using.
Figure 7
Ethernet Settings
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Step 7.
Set the system time to the current local time, and explore the rest of the RTAC web server.
Figure 8
Set System Date and Time
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