Studio Watchdog Management

The Studio Watchdog page stores Watchdog service connections. Studio uses these connections to test status, upload projects, download projects, and open backup management.

Area or action	Description
Add gateway service	Open the service configuration panel.
Card/list view	View saved Watchdog services.
Test	Test Studio-to-Watchdog connectivity.
Backup	Open the backup panel for the selected Watchdog.
Edit	Update service name, address, port, username, and password.
Delete	Delete the saved connection only; it does not delete remote projects or backups.

Status Meaning

Status	Description	Suggested action
Watchdog online	Studio can reach Watchdog and read status.	Upload, download, and backup operations can be used.
Watchdog offline	Studio cannot reach Watchdog.	Check address, port, firewall, account, and service status.
Gateway running	Watchdog sees GatewayRuntime running.	Create a backup before restore or publish operations.
Gateway stopped	Watchdog is online but GatewayRuntime is stopped.	Open Watchdog Web dashboard and logs.
Gateway unknown	Watchdog is offline or status read failed.	Restore Watchdog connectivity first.

Add or Edit Service

Field	Description
Service name	Display name in Studio. Include site or line information.
Service address	Watchdog host address without port. Plain HTTP IP is supported, for example 192.168.1.20.
Service port	Watchdog Web/API port, usually 6200.
Username	Watchdog login username.
Password	Watchdog login password.

After saving, run "Test" immediately. A successful test confirms Watchdog access, not necessarily that GatewayRuntime is healthy.

Studio automatically obtains a Watchdog one-time RSA-OAEP-SHA256 challenge, encrypts the stored password, and exchanges it for a Bearer session. Connection tests, status polling, upload/download, and backup operations use Bearer rather than Basic Authentication. If a Watchdog restart invalidates a cached session, Studio logs in again and retries once.

Backup Panel

Column or action	Description
Name	Backup file name on the target Watchdog.
Create time	Backup creation time.
Size	Backup size.
Restore	Restore this backup as the target project.
Delete	Delete this backup from the target Watchdog.

Restoring a backup changes the remote gateway project. Confirm that a rollback version exists before restoring.

Used by Upload and Download

The upload target list on the Projects page comes from the Watchdog services saved here.

The download source gateway list also comes from these saved Watchdog services.

FAQ

Symptom	Suggested action
Test fails after adding service	Check whether the address accidentally includes a port, whether the port is correct, and whether credentials are valid.
Plain HTTP IP cannot be saved or reached	The current version allows it. Verify the 0.0.0.0:6200 listener, remote management, plain HTTP permission, and firewall.
The test returns 401	Check the Watchdog credentials. Persistent 401 responses after automatic re-login normally mean the credentials are invalid.
The test returns 403	Check RemoteManagementEnabled; deployment and process control also require RemoteDeploymentEnabled.
Watchdog online but gateway stopped	Open Watchdog Web dashboard and logs for the last error.
Backup panel is empty	Confirm backups exist on Watchdog, or check whether reading the backup list failed.
Upload target list is empty	Add and save a Watchdog service first.
Restore causes runtime errors	Inspect Watchdog logs and restore another known-good backup if needed.