2.6. Connect to remote data
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2.6. Connect to remote data

You can connect to Cogent DataHub service for Azure for testing. To configure your DataHub instance to receive that test data, just follow these steps:

  1. Right click on the DataHub system-tray icon and choose Properties.

  2. In the Properties window, select Tunnel/Mirror.

  3. In the Tunnelling/Mirror Slave section, check the Act as a tunnelling/mirroring slave to these masters box.

  4. Click the Add Master... button to open the Tunnel/Mirror Master Configuration window:

  5. Fill in these entry fields as follows:

    • Primary Host   demo.skkynet.com

    • Port  will be set automatically by the system to 443 for Secure (SSL) (see below).

    • Local data domain   cloud

    • Remote data domain   DataPid

    • Remote user name   demo/guest

    • Remote password   guest

    • WebSocket  must be selected.

    • Secure (SSL)  must be selected.

    There is no need to make or change any other entries.

  6. Click OK to close the Tunnel/Mirror Master window, and then click Apply in the Properties Window.

  7. Open the Data Browser and click the cloud data domain name and the PID1 branch in the left-hand pane of the window.

    The Data Browser window should show some data updating in real time. Any delays in updates to these points are due to slow network speed or high traffic volumes.

    [Note]

    You can also use the Connection Viewer to see all active connections in the DataHub program.

For more information on tunnelling/mirroring, please refer to Section 3.6, “Tunnel/Mirror”.

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