Connect To a Real-Time Server

You must be connected to a Real-Time Server in the following cases:

• Before publishing a workflow to a Real-Time Server. See Publish a Project.

• Before importing robotic workflows into a project. See Invoke a Robotic Workflow for Asynchronous Robotic Automation.

• Before importing a generated automation from the Automation Portal. See Import an Automation into Automation Studio.

• To work with application credentials. See Application Login Info.

When not connected to a Real-Time Server, the Connect button is displayed at the top-left-hand corner of the canvas.

When connected to a Real-Time Server, the Disconnect button is displayed. Roll over the Disconnect button for connection information.

Prerequisites

To connect to a Real-Time Server, you will need the following:

• User name and password for a user that has been authenticated and authorized at the Real-Time Server. (The user must have been added to the AIServerAdmin LDAP group.)

• Server's FQDN

• Port

• Clarify whether the Real-Time Server is deployed on-premise or on the cloud

• Your version of Chrome must be 73 or higher.

If your organization uses self-signed certificates, you must install the necessary security certificates. See Install Security Certificates.

Connect to a Real-Time Server

1. Click Connect.

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2. Either enter a User Name and Password of a user that has been authenticated and authorized at the real-time server or check the Connect using Windows Authentication check-box.

3. Enter the Server's FQDN or select it from the pull-down menu.

4. Set the Port value depending on the Real-Time Server deployment type.

   Deployment Type	Port Value
   On-Premise	1912
   Cloud	443

5. Click Connect.

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   When the connection process has completed, a Disconnect button is displayed. Roll over the Disconnect button for connection information.

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Troubleshooting