8. EasyAccess 2.0 PC client Program

EasyAccess 2.0 is provided as a standalone program that can be installed on the PC. It can be used independent of the EasyBuilder software suite.

Download the software from Weintek’s website at:
http://www.weintek.com/globalw/Software/EasyAccess.aspx

Installing adapters

During the first program run, the software will detect whether necessary adapters are present. If not, they will be installed automatically.

Log in

Domain name, Domain username and password are required for login.

Login to EasyAccess 2.0

Main screen

Once successfully logged in, the main screen will show all HMIs for the user and their online statuses. HMIs that are online will have a connect button and a setting button. There is no limit on the number of HMIs that can be simultaneously connected from the program. However, once an HMI is connected by a user, it goes into “occupied” state and cannot be connected by another user before the existing connection has been terminated.

EasyAccess 2.0 Main Screen

Functions of icons on Main screen:

Icon	Function
	Logged in user name
	HMI search filter
	Tile view/ List view
	Settings
	Logout of current user
	Displays connection and gui logs.

Settings

Tab	Description
General » Network traffic	Enable/Disable traffic display under the HMI.
Information	Software version and the terms of usage
Language	Select the language Languages available: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, German.
Path » Executable	Select executable (*.exe) path for VNC viewer, HMI Viewer, and cMT Viewer, used to launch the viewers when connections are established. VNC executable path Location of the .exe executable of the VNC viewer. VNC viewer must be installed separately. HMI Viewer path Location of the GUI (gui_e30.exe). cMT Viewer path Location of the cMT Viewer, for use with cMT HMI.

Note: Please try to keep GUI updated as it is the necessary executable for running the HMI Viewer. A copy of GUI and cMT Viewer which was most current as of the date of EasyAccess 2.0 release is included in the installation. An update of GUI may be required when programming environment of the HMI was updated; in this case, find it in the latest version of EasyBuilder Pro.

HMI States and Access Setting

HMI can be in one of the states: Offline, Online, Connected, Occupied.

Offline	Online
Connected	Occupied

The usage or meaning of each icon:

Icon	Function
	HMI name
	Virtual IP address. Click to copy the IP address to clipboard.
	Set up pass-through IP address
	Connect to the HMI
	Disconnect from the HMI
	Access the HMI with VNC viewer (installed separately).
	Access the HMI with HMI Viewer
	Access Setting Enter access setting of the HMI, which allows using VNC Viewer or HMI Viewer. To use VNC Viewer, set executable path in Settings page. To use HMI Viewer, set executable path in Settings page. Also, set how project upload and history should be handled. HMI Viewer setting Notification setting Enable push notification. When an event is triggered on HMI, EasyAccess 2.0 can send push notification about the event. The language used by push notification can be selected in [Language setting], and Label Tag Library in EasyBuilder Pro can be used to configure multiple languages. Events When push notification is enabled, the notification of triggered events will be shown here.

Push Notification

Push notification should be enabled in both EasyAccess 2.0 and EasyBuilder Pro.

In the Message tab of Event (Alarm) Log settings dialog box in EasyBuilder Pro, when [Use label library] is selected, the language used for push notification can be selected in EasyAccess 2.0’s [Language setting].

In the Font tab of Label Tag Library settings dialog box in EasyBuilder Pro, language codes can be configured.

And then in EasyAccess 2.0, the languages set in Label Tag Library can be selected.

In Events tab in EasyAccess 2.0, the contents displayed in push notification are listed.

Connection Log

Clicking on the LOG icon brings out the detail connection logs with the VPN, Authentication, and UAC server. The GUI tab shows information relevant to the use of HMI Viewer. In additional to viewing them here, it is also possible to save the logs as a file.

Note:
GUI is a necessary component for running the HMI Viewer.
Use HMI Viewer to quickly access a remote HMI.
Use VNC Viewer to acquire full HMI function and read/write historical data.

Connection Logs

Usage Display

The HMI’s total data usage to date for the current month will be displayed.

Usage Display