# Multiple clients on one gateway

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-clients-on-one-gateway/89830>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 2, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-clients-on-one-gateway/89830 "2024-05-02T14:53:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Evan\_Berger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df788c/32.png) [@Evan\_Berger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Evan_Berger)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-clients-on-one-gateway/89830/1 "2024-05-02T14:53:41Z")

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I am trying to figure out the best way to accomplish a task. My objective is to have 1 gateway with potentially 6 different clients all opening the same project. The clients will all be active simultaneously and are just displaying alarms specific to their location. My thought was to have 1 alarm object on a screen and dynamically change what station the alarms are pointing at based on the client connected. Are there any issues with this tactic? Thanks!

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**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:** [May 2, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-clients-on-one-gateway/89830/2 "2024-05-02T15:08:29Z")

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> [@Evan\_Berger](#):
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> Are there any issues with this tactic?

Yes. You shouldn't be running clients on the gateway. You should run them on separate devices.

Ignition's licencing model allows you to create as many Vision clients and connect as many Perspective (browser) clients for as many projects as you want without additional cost.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-clients-on-one-gateway/89830/3 "2024-05-02T15:10:02Z")

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{ I suspect the OP is a service provider, and "clients" means other organizations. }

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**Author:** ![Evan\_Berger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df788c/32.png) [@Evan\_Berger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Evan_Berger)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-clients-on-one-gateway/89830/4 "2024-05-02T15:12:46Z")

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> [@Transistor](#):
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> d run them on separate device

My fault for the poor terminology, still trying to get that all figured out as well! The gateway is running on a separate server and by clients I mean vision clients.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-clients-on-one-gateway/89830/5 "2024-05-02T15:19:30Z")

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Ok, then your strategy is fine. Use a client startup event to examine MAC ids, user names, or whatever to determine what folder path the client should use, and open the common window with that folder path as a window parameter. (Don't set any main window to auto-open.)

Everything in that main window would access tags using indirect bindings, with the folder path as the prefix.

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**Author:** ![Evan\_Berger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df788c/32.png) [@Evan\_Berger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Evan_Berger)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-clients-on-one-gateway/89830/6 "2024-05-02T15:20:27Z")

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Perfect, thanks a lot!