# Remote Tags - Access Denied

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-access-denied/17930>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 5, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-access-denied/17930 "2018-05-05T17:21:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Paullys50](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paullys50/32/3324_2.png) [@Paullys50](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paullys50)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-access-denied/17930/1 "2018-05-05T17:21:51Z")

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Hello, I’m using a remote tag provider for the first time, through the gateway network. I have a client that is providing tags, and connected to my gateway through EAM. My gateway project sees the remote tag provider without issue and can read the tags. However when I try to write to a tag I get an “access denied” error.

Obviously a setting I’m missing somewhere in the configuration, and pointers on where to look? The remote OPC UA server “read only” setting is set to false.

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**Author:** ![mgross](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mgross/32/3311_2.png) [@mgross](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mgross)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-access-denied/17930/2 "2018-05-07T14:15:21Z")

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You will need to look at the Service Security and Security Zones pages under the Gateway configuration area. The Tag Access service under Service Security is set to read-only by default.

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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:** [May 7, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-access-denied/17930/3 "2018-05-07T15:27:11Z")

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More reference on the ‘Service Security’ and security zones in general here:  
[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Security+Zones#SecurityZones-ServiceSecurity](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Security+Zones#SecurityZones-ServiceSecurity)