Setup Checklist for Flex Client

Flex Client is a thin client for Desigo CC operators. It is available as a browser-based web app and as a Windows desktop app. This checklist summarizes all the steps necessary to get Flex client up and running on an existing Desigo CC project.

Required Extensions

The required extensions that need to be installed and added to the project are Flex Client and Web Services. Both of these are mandatory extensions, now included by default in Desigo CC projects.

Local or Remote IIS

Web applications such as Web Services, Flex Client, and Advanced Reporting are hosted on an IIS web server, which can run on the same computer as the Desigo CC server (local IIS) or on a separate computer (remote IIS) dedicated to that purpose.
The latter solution allows for enhanced security and segregation.

For a local IIS setup you only require the Desigo CC server station, with IIS enabled on it.
For a remote IIS setup, in addition to the Desigo CC server station you must configure a separate Installed Client or FEP station, and enable IIS on that machine.