OPC UA Certificates

Select OPC UA > Certificates.

Click the Generate Certificate button.

Enter the Certificate details and click the OK button.

Save the certificate to a folder and click the OK button. Two subfolders are created:

Copy the certificate to the OPC UA client machine

Discover the server from the OPC UA client. This will load the certificate from the server.

Configure a connection to the server from the OPC UA client and select Trust Server Certificate.

Open Site Settings > OPC UA Certificates and click the Refresh button. The client certificate is shown in the To be approved box.

Select the client certificate to be approved and click the Approve button. The certificate moves to the Approved box.

Open the OPC UA client and under the discovered server select Authentication settings.

Select the Certificate and Private Key that you copied from the SM server machine and click the OK button.

Connect the client and enter the server password (if applicable).

Open Site Settings > OPC UA Certificates and click the Refresh button. The user certificate is shown in the To be appproved box.

Select the user certificate to be approved and click the Approve button. The certificate moves to the Approved box.

Open the OPC UA client and connect to the server.