About configuring a Control Panel instrument
Requirements
In the context of OpenLab for VWorks, an instrument is either the VWorks computer that is physically connected to an automation device, such as the Bravo Platform, or the VWorks computer that is used for creating protocols, which is not necessarily connected to an automation device.
A configured instrument and project are required to log in to the VWorks software. Typically, only one instrument is configured in OpenLab Control Panel for the VWorks software.
The following procedure is provided for reference.
Procedure
To configure a Control Panel instrument
1 In the Control Panel Instruments page, select the instrument in the navigation pane, and click Configure Instrument 
in the ribbon.
in the ribbon.2 In the VWorks Instrument Configuration dialog box, type the name of the Workstation Folder, for example, Workstation.
The Workstation Folder stores the VWorks global option settings, the device profiles, the log activity files, and so forth that are specific to this VWorks instrument.
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For more details, see the administration guide for your VWorks edition listed in Configuration and administration guides.