Unable to Access the Remote File Browser on my cRIO

Issue Details

• I am unable to log-in to the Remote File Browser and I can't change my password to fix it. Why is this happening and how do I fix this?
• When I try to add a directory to my CompactRIO by using a web client with the address http://<ipaddress>, why don't I have access to the Remote File Browser?

Solution

1. The user is not logged into the device.

When attempting to access the Remote File Browser without first logging in, the user will see the following  error: An error has occurred. Please check that you are logged in, have file system permissions, and that the WebDAV server module is installed.

• Verify that you have logged into your device.

2. The user doesn't have authorization to access the device.

If you open a session with the user name Admin and leave the password blank you cannot view the Remote File Browser. Admin with a blank password is the default username and password. You will need to create a non-blank password and login to the device.

The user will see the following error otherwise: The Remote File Browser requires users to have a non-blank password. Please change your password on the Security Configuration Page.

 

• Log-in to the real-time target using either the default username and password or the specified user-configured login and navigate to the Security Configuration Page. 

 

3. The WebDAV server module is not installed.

  WebDAV support is enabled by default on NI Linux Real-Time targets. For non-Linux Real-Time targets, you may refer to this Using WebDAV to Transfer Files to Your Real-Time Target 

•  After opening a session, you can add a directory to your cRIO:

4. Further Troubleshooting:

1. Copy the URL of the Web Configuration in the network browser.
2. Close out of the network browser.
3. Relaunch the network browser by right-clicking the icon and selecting "Run As Administrator..."
4. Paste the URL into the network browser and access the Web Configuration.