Network and access
Two tabs cover how the Control Unit sits on the network and who may sign in to it: Network Settings and Authentication.
Network Settings
Configures the Control Unit's peripheral port — the interface it uses to reach the devices in the cell.
By default the port uses DHCP. Switching to Manual port configuration lets you set:
| Field | Required |
|---|---|
| IP address | Yes |
| Subnet mask | Yes |
| Gateway | Optional |
| DNS 1, DNS 2 | Optional |
Changes take effect when you press Apply.
Configure the port manually where the cell's devices have fixed addresses — cameras, PLCs and Modbus servers usually do, and a DHCP lease that changes will break those connections.
Applying a network change can drop the connection you are using to configure the Robot. Make sure you know how to reach the Control Unit on its new address before applying, and prefer making these changes over a connection that is not affected by them.
Devices configured elsewhere have to be reachable from this port, not from your laptop — relevant for Modbus/TCP connections, SQL Connections and RobVision devices.
Authentication
Two independent passwords, on separate sub-tabs:
| Sub-tab | Controls |
|---|---|
| RobFlow | The password used to sign in to RobFlow on this Robot |
| RobSafety | The password for RobSafety |
Changing either asks for the current password, then the new password twice.
They are deliberately separate: the people who program Flows are not necessarily the people allowed to change safety parameters, and RobSafety keeps its own credential so that separation can be enforced.
What a login protects
The RobFlow password gates the views that can change what the Robot does — the Flow Editor, the Dashboard Editor, the Subflow Editor, and Robot Configuration itself.
Individual Dashboards can also require it. A Dashboard marked protected will not open until the session is authenticated — see Dashboard settings.
That combination is the practical access model for a shop floor:
- Read-only status Dashboards: unprotected, so an operator sees the cell without signing in.
- Dashboards that move the Robot: protected.
- Everything else: behind the RobFlow password.
Kiosk mode hides the navigation but is not an access control — it does not stop anyone who edits the URL. Set a RobFlow password if you need the editors to be genuinely unreachable.
Robot Configuration can be exported to a file, and that export contains the credentials stored in it — SQL passwords in particular. Treat an exported configuration as a secret; see System settings.