Niagara Web Launcher – Niagara Java-based Web Clients Guide PDF

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This Niagara Web Launcher document describes how to use the Niagara Java Web Start feature which provides an applet-like Workbench environment that runs completely outside of a web browser. Sections in this guide include chapters about common tasks, concepts, and reference information related to Niagara Web Launcher. Also included are images and descriptions of the primary software user interface windows involved when working with Niagara Web Start.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Java-based web clients – 7

Niagara Web Start – 7

Niagara Java-based Web Clients – 7

More on the changes in Oracle Java 8 – 8

Frequently Asked Questions – 8

Chapter 2: Using Niagara Web Launcher – 11

Downloading the installer – 11

Installing Web Launcher – 13

Web Launcher limitations – 15

Chapter 3: Using Java Web Start – 17

About the JNLP file – 18

Web Start Config properties – 19

Enabling Web Start – 20

Configuring Web Start shortcuts – 21

Branding Web Start applications – 21

About multi-station navigation – 22

Web Start limitations – 22

Excerpts

“Both Niagara Web Start and Niagara Web Launcher are Java-based web client applications which provide an applet-like Workbench environment that runs completely outside of a web browser.” – Page 7

“When the Niagara Web Launcher application creates the Workbench view, that view is not contained within a web page. The view has no direct relationship to HTML elements in a web page, and the HTML does not know about the view. The view is not displayed as part of the layout of a page.” – Page 15

“For customers who use the Java VM and Java Web Start for their legacy systems, Tridium has developed a suitable alternative and those users can begin utilizing the Niagara alternative, Niagara Web Launcher.” – Page 17