Connecting controls with Insights Hub

• Manage MyMachines for Industrial Operations X Cloud is activated.
  More information is provided in Chapter: Shopfloor Management Application

• You need the "shopfloormgmtapp" role as a standard user or administrator in Insights Hub

• The configuration must have been saved.

1. Click on Manage MyMachines for Industrial Operations X Cloud "Shopfloor Management App".

2. Select the required asset in the left-hand side of the window.

3. Open the "Connectivity" tab in the right-hand section of the window.

4. Select check box "I accept the conditions, which can be downloaded from the following link. Conditions".

5. Click on the "Conditions" link.
   The "Insights Hub – Terms & Conditions" window opens.

6. Click on your region.

7. From the list, select the appropriate Terms & Conditions.

8. Read the Terms & Conditions.
   - OR -
   Download the Terms & Conditions.
   - OR -
   Print the Terms & Conditions.

9. Close the window.
   The "Connectivity" tab is displayed again.

10. Connect the asset with Insights Hub:

    • SINUMERIK controller: Activate option button "Connect SINUMERIK (with Integrate Client) to Insights Hub" and click on "Onboard".

      - OR -

    • Another controller: Activate option button "Connect Controller with Machine Agent to Insights Hub". Enter the address of the controller (MAC address) and a proxy URL and click on "Onboard".

    

The "onboard.key" is generated. Window "Connect with SINUMERIK" opens.

1. Download file "onboard.key".

2. Copy the file to one of the specified storage locations in the controller.

   More information can be found in the following chapters:

   SINUMERIK 840D sl: Install the registration key on a SINUMERIK control system

   SINUMERIK 828D: Install the registration key on a SINUMERIK control system

   Call the troubleshooting document if you have problems with onboarding.

   

   The status is displayed as "Waiting to Onboard with SINUMERIK Client".

3. Call the document for troubleshooting during the onboarding process: Troubleshooting when onboarding

4. Wait until the status changes to "Onboarded with SINUMERIK"

   - OR -

   Click on button " Cancel Onboarding" to cancel the operation.
   The window with the two connection options re-opens.

   

The connection was successfully established, and the status is displayed as "Onboarded with SINUMERIK".

File "<macaddress>.command" is downloaded. Window "Connect with Machine Agent" opens.

1. Save file "<macaddress>.command" to the following directory: "C:/commands"

2. Wait until the execution and result files have been created and then refresh the page.

3. Call the troubleshooting document if you have problems with onboarding.

   

   The status is displayed as "Waiting for Onboard with Machine Agent".

4. Call the document for troubleshooting during the onboarding process: Troubleshooting when onboarding

5. Wait until the status changes to "Onboarded with Machine Agent"

   - OR -

   Click on button " Cancel Onboarding" to cancel the operation.
   The window with the two connection options re-opens.

   

   The connection was successfully established, and the status is displayed as "Onboarded with Machine Agent".

6. You have two options here:

   Click on button "Disconnect from Machine Agent" to disconnect the asset from the Machine Agent.
   The window with the two onboarding options opens.

   - OR -

   Click on button "Reconnect with Machine Agent" to reconnect the asset.
   This option exists if, for example, changes were made to the proxy settings.
   The new file "<macaddress>.command" is downloaded.
   To reconnect the asset, save file "<macaddress>.command" in directory ""C:/commands".