Recently I found out how to setup autologin for the Ignition Designer. This is the ability to start the Ignition Designer from a desktop shortcut and it automatically logs in and opens a project.
This is especially useful when developing an Ignition module that affects the designer because the designer will need to be restarted many times to test code changes.
Here's how to setup autologin for the Ignition Designer:
- Create a designer shortcut using a native client launcher.
- Edit the shortcut. Add the following parameters to the Target:
-Djavaws.ignition.debug=true -Dautologin.username=admin -Dautologin.password=password -Dproject.name=MyProject.
Replace the username, password and project name with your specific information.
Here is an example of a complete Target in a shortcut:C:\Users\nick\Downloads\clientlauncher.exe scope=D windowmode=window gateway.addr=192.168.1.4:8088:8043 -Djavaws.ignition.debug=true -Dautologin.username=admin -Dautologin.password=password -Dproject.name=MyProject
That's it. The next time the shortcut is double-clicked the designer will automatically login and open the project.
Security must be kept in mind, as this setup makes it easy for people to log in to the designer as you if they get your Designer shortcut.