Periscope Prerequisites

Periscope (versions 3.0+) must run on a Niagara4 Web Supervisor station, version 4.0 or higher.
Any station running Periscope must have at least 6MB available.
Officially supported browsers: latest Chrome or Firefox.

Installing Periscope

Configure Content-Security-Policy (required)

Open Workbench, open your Platform and access the Application Director
Start the station
Select Services
Select WebService
Select Http Header Providers
Append https://* to connect-src, default-src, and img-src fields
Save your changes

Saving and Stopping your Station

Open your Niagara Platform and open the Application Director
Save your running station (Save Bog)
Stop the station (Stop)

Installing Periscope JAR file

Using Windows Explorer, navigate to your current build of Niagara
- Typically: C:/Niagara/Niagara-4.X
Place the periscope-rt.jar file and any other Periscope-related modules in the modules folder under your Niagara build

Adding the Periscope Service in Niagara4

Open Workbench, open your Platform and access the Application Director
Start the station
Open the periscope palette:
- In Workbench's upper options menu, select Window > Side Bars > Palette
- In Palette on lower-left corner of Workbench, select the folder icon and search for periscope
Drag and drop the PeriscopeService from the periscope palette into your station's Services container

Installing License File

The Periscope license file is not a normal Niagara license and needs to be installed separately. The license can be automatically "fetched" from our licensing server as long as the Niagara server has access to the internet.

Automatic Installation

To automatically install or "fetch" your license:

Navigate to Services/PeriscopeService within your Workbench station
Right-click on PeriscopeService and select Action > Fetch License

At this point your license file will be downloaded from Periscope servers, copied into the appropriate directory, and loaded. You should now be able to access Periscope through a browser at http://IP_of_host/periscope.

Alternatively, in 4.0 this is possible via the About page as an administrator.

Manual Installation

To manually install the license, copy the license file into the following folder:

{STATION_HOME}/shared/periscope
- On a typical CPU, this will be: C:\ProgramData\Niagara-4.X\{brand}\station\{station_name}\shared\periscope
The "periscope" folder should be created if it does not already exist in your station shared folder.

Debug License

The "Debug License" action will generate some additional information about your license file into the Station Output. This can be a useful tool to identify license problems or assist tech support.

• Contact techsupport@activelogix.com for support questions

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