Web Viewer
The Web Viewer allows user interfaces created in Grid Studio to be accessed through a web browser. This makes it possible to use dashboards and control interfaces without installing a dedicated application.
After creating the object, the Home Frame must be defined. This frame determines which interface will be displayed when the webpage is opened.
Creating a Grid Web Viewer Object
To use the Web Viewer, a corresponding Web Viewer object must be created in Grid Studio.
In the Project Tree, click the + button to add a new object. In the search field, type Web Viewer, then select the object from the list to add it to the project.
Web Server Configuration
When selecting the Web Viewer object in Grid Studio, the Inspector contains a tab called Web Server. In this tab, an icon provides access to the Web Server Settings, where the network configuration for the Web Viewer can be defined.
Within these settings, the following parameters are available:
Server IP – Defines the network address on which the web server will listen.
Server Port – Defines the port used to access the Web Viewer from a browser.
By default, the Server IP is set to 0.0.0.0. This means that the web server will listen on all available network interfaces of the machine running Grid Studio. Alternatively, a specific interface can be defined if the server should only be accessible through a particular network.
These settings determine how the Web Viewer can be accessed from a web browser within the network.
Example URL
192.168.1.8 → Server IP
8088 → Server Port
Web%20Grid%20Viewer → Name of the Web Viewer object in the Grid Studio Project Tree
In the Web Server tab, a second icon provides a direct link to the Web Viewer page. Clicking this icon opens the interface directly in the default web browser. The generated URL is also displayed here and can be copied if needed.
If the Server IP remains set to 0.0.0.0, the generated link will not be directly usable in a browser. In this case, the address must be adjusted manually by replacing 0.0.0.0 with the appropriate IP address.
For example, when testing on the same machine running Grid Studio:
Alternatively, the actual network IP address of the Grid Studio computer can be used so that other devices on the network can access the Web Viewer.
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