NetLinx Security within the Web Server

Manage NetLinx Devices Page (Cont.)

Feature

Description

 

 

Device Listings:

• This page (in addition to the target Master which is typically the

 

first entry) lists those NetLinx Masters which have sent out

 

NetLinx Discovery Master Announce packets (NDPs).

 

• Each entry contains the data necessary to describe the devices

 

detected by the system.

 

• If a Master has a ‘+’ icon next to it, this indicates that this Master

 

is reading the presence of a NDP-capable devices currently

 

connected to it. This state can be toggled closed to show a -

 

icon.

System

 

Displays the System value being used by the listed NetLinx

 

Master.

Device

 

• Displays the assigned device value of the listed unit. This

 

Device entry applies to both the Master and those

 

NDP-capable devices currently connected to that Master.

Device Type

 

• Displays a description of the target Master or connected device,

 

and its current firmware version. An example is: NI Master

 

v3.01.323.

File Name

 

Displays the program name and/or file resident on the device.

Status

 

Displays the Master or device state. Those states include:

 

This Master: Indicates its the target Master currently being

 

used and being browsed to. Its this Master’s web pages which

 

are currently being viewed.

 

Orphan: Indicates that the device is currently not yet “bound” or

 

assigned to communicate with a particular Master.

 

- This state shows an adjacent Bind button which is used to

 

bind the device to the Master whose web pages are

 

currently being viewed.

 

Searching: Indicates that the device is trying to establish

 

communication with it's associated Master.

 

Bound: Indicates that the device has established

 

communication with it's associated Master.

 

- This state shows an adjacent Unbind button which is used to

 

release/disassociate the device from communicating with its

 

current Master.

 

Lost: Indicates that the device has tried to establish

 

communication with it's associated or “bound” Master, but was

 

after a period of time, unable to establish communication.

 

 

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