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PIServer.Connect Method (NetworkCredential, PIAuthenticationMode)

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PIServer.Connect Method (NetworkCredential, PIAuthenticationMode)

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Last UpdatedJan 12, 2026
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Open a connection to the PI Data Archive using the specified credentials to allow sending and retrieving data.

Namespace: OSIsoft.AF.PI
Assembly: OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.2.0.7

Syntax

public void Connect(
	NetworkCredential credential,
	PIAuthenticationMode authenticationMode
)

Public Sub Connect ( 
	credential As NetworkCredential,
	authenticationMode As PIAuthenticationMode
)

Dim instance As PIServer
Dim credential As NetworkCredential
Dim authenticationMode As PIAuthenticationMode

instance.Connect(credential, authenticationMode)

public:
void Connect(
	NetworkCredential^ credential, 
	PIAuthenticationMode authenticationMode
)

member Connect : 
        credential : NetworkCredential * 
        authenticationMode : PIAuthenticationMode -> unit

Parameters

credential: Type: System.NetNetworkCredential
The NetworkCredential to use when connecting to the server.
authenticationMode: Type: OSIsoft.AF.PIPIAuthenticationMode
Specifies the type of authentication to be used when making the connection. The specified credential must match the type of authentication.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
PIConnectionException	A connection to the PI Data Archive server cannot be made.
PIVersionNotSupportedException	This exception will be generated when attempting to connect to a PIServer with using WindowsAuthentication and the server does not support this mode of authentication.

Remarks

If an application accesses a property or invokes a method that requires server access, an implicit connection is performed. When a connection is no longer needed, it can be closed using the Disconnect method.

Examples

// Get the PIServers collection for the current user and default PIServer.
PIServer myPIServer = new PIServers().DefaultPIServer;

// Simple connect.
myPIServer.Connect();
myPIServer.Disconnect();


// Connect and display a credential prompt dialog if current user login fails.
// Only available in .Net Framework AFSDK
// myPIServer.Connect(true, null);
// myPIServer.Disconnect();

try
{
    // Connect using a specified credential.
    NetworkCredential credential = new NetworkCredential("guest", String.Empty);
    myPIServer.Connect(credential);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Expected exception since credential needs a valid user name and password.
    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}

Version Information

AFSDK

Supported in: 3.1.1, 3.1.0, 3.0.2, 3.0.1, 3.0.0, 2.10.11, 2.10.5, 2.10.0, 2.10, 2.9.5, 2.9, 2.8.5, 2.8, 2.7.5, 2.7, 2.6

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