# Connecting Kepserver to Ignition OPC Server **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [March 5, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-kepserver-to-ignition-opc-server/70634 "2023-03-05T22:36:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ben\_Willson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@Ben\_Willson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Willson)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-kepserver-to-ignition-opc-server/70634/1 "2023-03-05T22:36:58Z")
I am having issue connecting to the Ignition OPC Server, I am trying to connect so I can manipulate some tags externally from Ignition. So far I have the OPC sever set up as default except for "Expose Tag Providers" = true Everything is running on localhost, when I browse the discovery address from kepserver I can find it client loaded in kepserver. Using default security, username/password. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/8/786b35c9063f2a87735076081cd57f3f635d5cc2.png) However I cannot browse tags to add to the kepserver client Level Source Event Error OPC UA Client Ignition | Channel failed to connect. | Status = 'Timeout trying to perform the operation.' ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/7/c7a6a1724c984180ad17349811e9721369eabd1d.png) I can browse tag providers in the gateway quick client and the loop-back connection is working correctly. Any suggestions would help thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-kepserver-to-ignition-opc-server/70634/2 "2023-03-05T22:39:33Z")
Kepware’s client has long been broken such that you need to configure Ignition’s OPC UA server to allow unsecured connections. In the Ignition OPC UA Server settings area you can set the Security Policies to `None, Basic256Sha256`. You’ll also have to set the Bind Address to `0.0.0.0` if Kepware is running on another machine because Ignition’s server only listens on localhost by default. These changes require a restart to take effect. ---
**Author:** ![Ben\_Willson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@Ben\_Willson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Willson)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-kepserver-to-ignition-opc-server/70634/3 "2023-03-05T22:47:24Z")
Thanks! That sorted it, I had seen something similar on some other threads and thought I had tried that, but I guess I didn't restart or was a different combinations of things. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/0/e043bbcb2888e92d6b334d4d5d7d389863e255a0.png) PS: great response time! ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-kepserver-to-ignition-opc-server/70634/4 "2024-02-29T00:56:32Z")
Split this topic on February 29, 2024, 12:56am UTC A post was split to a new topic: [Trouble connecting to Kepserver](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-connecting-to-kepserver/86559) ---
**Author:** ![PHANINDRA\_KUMAR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a587f6/32.png) [@PHANINDRA\_KUMAR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PHANINDRA_KUMAR)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-kepserver-to-ignition-opc-server/70634/5 "2024-03-18T06:07:20Z")
Hi I am also trying to connect Ignition and use ignition tags on KEPWARE but i cant able to establish connection same error i am getting same error faulted connection can any one help me with procedure to connect. ![ignition error](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/e/9ec21f8abcacdcca645f7d699411cc723d7cdafd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-kepserver-to-ignition-opc-server/70634/6 "2024-03-18T09:38:40Z")
Your Discovery URL field is blank. See how it is set up in post #1. ---
**Author:** ![marco\_alvarez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@marco\_alvarez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marco_alvarez)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-kepserver-to-ignition-opc-server/70634/7 "2024-06-27T15:04:38Z")
Hi, I did this, but now the ignition opc is broken. I want to have the ignition OPC running and have the kepware client reading the same opc server at the same time. The kepware client is running in another computer in the same network. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/7/e74f477bad84fcb4703ff36c21714efcce5aead2.png)