# Can Ignition connect to a OPC AE server

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-connect-to-a-opc-ae-server/35279>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [June 3, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-connect-to-a-opc-ae-server/35279 "2020-06-03T06:57:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![WMars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WMars](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WMars)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-connect-to-a-opc-ae-server/35279/1 "2020-06-03T06:57:43Z")

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I know Ignition can connect to an OPC DA server. What about OPC AE server? Can Ignition also connect to it?

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**Author:** ![PRAMANJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pramanj/32/66935_2.png) [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-connect-to-a-opc-ae-server/35279/2 "2020-06-03T07:13:57Z")

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To the best of my understanding, NO. Ignition doesn't support OPC AE and HA modules. It uses its own modules for AE and HA and cannot connect to external OPC AE or HA servers. IA may please throw more light on this.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-connect-to-a-opc-ae-server/35279/3 "2020-06-04T23:22:58Z")

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No - for COM, we only support DA.

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**Author:** ![stefjose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71e660/32.png) [@stefjose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stefjose)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-connect-to-a-opc-ae-server/35279/4 "2022-03-29T08:23:35Z")

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Do you plan to add connection to OPC AE Server?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-connect-to-a-opc-ae-server/35279/5 "2022-03-29T15:53:47Z")

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Probably not.