Install SystemLink Client to establish a connection between your SystemLink server and a remote Windows target.
Before setting up a client, install
SystemLink Server and a supported version of LabVIEW on the host machine. Also ensure
your server has enough node licenses available in Volume License Manager.
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On the Windows target, launch NI Package Manager.
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Search for and install NI SystemLink Client.
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Launch NI SystemLink Client.
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Select Connect to a SystemLink server and specify the
host name, IP address, or DNS alias of the SystemLink server to which you want
to connect.

Note
If you want to create a DNS alias for your server, refer to steps 5-6 in
Setting Up a SystemLink Server.
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On your SystemLink server, launch and log in to NI SystemLink Web Application.
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Click Systems Manager and click the Pending
systems tile.
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Click
Approve for the targets you want to connect to the server.
The target is now a client connected to your SystemLink server. To
manage the client in NI SystemLink Web Application, click Systems
Manager and then click Managed systems.
The image below shows an example list of clients connected to a server.
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Select the workspace you want to contain the system.
This determines which resources the system can interact with. To learn more
about workspaces, refer to the access control help.
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Optional:
If you want to prevent actions, such as installing software or restarting, from
executing on your client, select the client in Managed
Systems and click . These jobs will now be queued and will not execute until the
system is unlocked. You can view all jobs, including those that are currently
queued, under History.