Honeywell WEBs-N4 Software Release Bulletin - 4.9.0.198

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Honeywell WEBs-N4 Software Release Bulletin - 4.9.0.198

This document is part of the WEBStation-N4 documentation library. WEBStation-N4 software is distributed via the Honeywell Buildings Forum.

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Honeywell WEBs-N4.9 Installation Guide
Honeywell WEBs-N4 Installation Guide
Version 4.9.0.198
September 2020
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Table of Contents
ABOUT THIS GUIDE ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 DOCUMENTATION ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT FOR WEBSTATION-N4 ................................................................................................................................................ 3
Operating System & Software Dependencies....................................................................................................................................4 Using Web Launcher with Niagara 4.9..............................................................................................................................................5 WEBSTATION-N4 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................................................. 6

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About this Guide
This document is part of the WEBStation-N4 documentation library. WEBStation-N4 software is distributed via the Honeywell Buildings Forum. The platform requirements needed are mentioned in WEBs N4.9.0.198 Software Release Bulletin. For the latest product data, visit customer.honeywell.com or Honeywell Building Controls. NOTE: This version of Honeywell WEBs-N4.9.0.198 is compatible with Spyder Model 5, CIPer Model 10, and WEB-8000 controllers. CIPer Model 30 and CIPer Model 50 controllers are not compatible with this release.
Documentation
Each view/dialog is provided with a Help button. Click the Help button to open a help window, that explains the functionality of the displayed view. Alternatively, each view has a help page which can be opened by pressing the F1 key on the keyboard or navigate to Help tab in menu items and click Help  On View. Refer the Honeywell Buildings Forum Documents for all latest WEBs-N4 product related documentation.
System Requirement for WEBstation-N4

Processor Memory Hard Drive Network Support Connectivity Display

-- Intel® Xeon® CPU E5-2640 x64 (or better), compatible with dual- and quad-core processors.
-- 6 GB minimum, 8 GB or more recommend for larger systems.
-- 4 GB minimum, more recommended depending on archiving requirements. 10 GB recommended for any Supervisor.
-- Ethernet adapter (10/100 Mb with RJ-45 connector).
-- Full-time high-speed ISP connection recommended for remote site access (i.e., T1, ADSL, cable modem) and IPv6 compliant.
-- Video card and monitor capable of displaying 1024 x 768 pixel resolution, 1080p (1920 x 1080) minimum resolution recommended.

IMPORTANT NOTE
N4.9 supports only 64-bit installations. So, installing N4.9 will generate a new host ID, if you made a 32-bit installation in the previous N4.X versions. Be sure to transfer your Niagara Workbench license from your previous 32-bit host ID to your new 64-bit host ID.
To use Lon devices with station running in Windows, use LON tunneling with JACE or use LON/IP.

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Operating System & Software Dependencies

WEBs-N4 is supported on the following listed Microsoft Windows operating systems. The application installation includes Oracle's Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and does not depend on any other software to run.

Browser

Remarks

The "Niagara Web Launcher" need to be used for browser related activities

Refer below "Using Web Launcher with Niagara 4.9" for more details

JRE Plug-in for Browsers - applicable for WBApplet Environment

JRE 8u5 JRE8u60

Only a basic sanity check was performed with JRE8u60 EA build

Mobile Browser

Safari on iOS Chrome on Android

Operating System
Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7, 8.1 (64bit)

WEBs-N4 tools (Spyder, Stryker, Venom, BACnet, AX Wizards etc.) are qualified using these listed operating systems.

Mobile OS
iOS 12 iOS13 Android 8 Oreo Android 9 Pie Android 10.0 Virtual Machines VMWare - EXSi 6.7
Option Cards
Dual RS-485 option card LON option card SRAM Option card IO-R-16 (NRIO Module) IO-R-34 (NRIO Module) IO-16 (NDIO Module) IO-16-485 (NRIO Module)

Drivers
BACnet (IP, Ethernet, MSTP), Lon (FTT-10, IP), Modbus (TCP, Async), oBIX, SNMP, CCN, OPC, NDIO (IO16), NRIO, RDBMS Drivers listed in database

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Using Web Launcher with Niagara 4.9
Web Launcher 20.1.3 was recently revamped for N4.9 to include essential software dependencies updates along with critical defect fixes. This version of Web Launcher has Java version 8 update 252 and certificate management has been updated to work with N4.9 along with any legacy or prospective release. Prior to using Web Launcher with N4.9, customer should update Web Launcher accordingly (see steps below).
How to update Web Launcher?
Web Launcher has a feature to check for updates over the internet and prompts the user when a new version is available in the cloud. However, existing version of Web Launcher has a bug that prevents a smooth update. Users will be required to perform a fresh install by downloading the latest version from the cloud via the station web Login page. Click on the Niagara Web Launcher Installer link on the station's Web Launcher Web Page, which can be reached via the link on the Login page itself. Once the download is successful, click on the msi file and follow the installation wizard. You do not have to uninstall the older version. The new installation will automatically update to the latest version.

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WEBstation-N4 Installation Procedure

1. Double click the executable file (Installer_x64.exe)

The WEBStation-N4 Installation Program window opens, showing information such as build version, date etc. Click Next to proceed the installation.

2. Click Yes to agree with the End User License Agreement [EULA] and Next to continue the installation. Or Click No to cancel the installation.

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3. The installer loads C:\Honeywell\WEBStation-N4-4.9.0.198 path by default. If this path does not exist, the installer displays warning message, Click Yes to create the folder. Click Next to continue installation.
4. If you do not wish to install the WEBStation-N4 in the default directory, click Browse to change the path, and click Next to continue.

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NOTE: If you are performing a new installation, the installer prompts you to set a system passphrase for encryption purposes, as shown in the following image.
The system passphrase is used to protect sensitive information stored on all WEBs systems, and on the SD card in WEB-8000 controllers. The system passphrase is assigned as the file passphrase for "portable files, such as backups and station copies, and is used to encrypt those files. During operations in which you transfer encrypted files to a system (restoring backups, transferring a station, etc.) you are prompted to supply the file passphrase, if it doesn't match the system passphrase. The system passphrase defaults to the factory default platform password.
During commissioning, you will be prompted to change the default system passphrase.
NOTE: It is important to remember the system passphrase and keep it safe. If you lose the system passphrase, you will lose access to encrypted data. To change the system passphrase, use the Platform Administration tool.
5. Niagara Deamon User Home directory is used to store Niagara Deamon user's data and to run Niagara stations. By default, the directory is created under C:\ProgramData\Niagara4.9\Webs as shown below.
If this path does not exist, the installer displays warning message, requesting to create the folder. Click Yes to continue
6. Use the Browse option to change default folder location, if desired.
Or Click Next to continue.

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7. Check the options to install Desktop Shortcuts, if needed. Click Next to run the installation.

8. After completing of the installation, the installer displays message "WEBStation-N4 installation is complete".

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9. Check the required options and click Finish to complete the installation process.

10. Once the installation is finished, license get installed automatically. Click Continue to run WEBstationN4.
WEBs-N4 Workbench opens as shown below.

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