NetLinx Security within the Web Server

1.Click the Manage System link (from within the System Settings section of the Navigation frame).

2.Clicking on any of the Online Tree items opens menu items with the Control/Emulate button option available.

3.Click the Control/Emulate button to open the Control/Emulate dialog (FIG. 45).

4.Click the Update Status button to query the Master for the status of the currently entered level and channel.

The System Number, Device Number, and Port Number value fields are read-only (disabled) if this window was opened by from a selection of an Online Tree item. By default, these fields are otherwise editable.

5.Select either the Control or Emulate option.

FIG. 45 Control/Emulate dialog

To Control a device means that the program generates messages which appear to a specified device to have come from the Master. The options in this frame specify the <D:P:S> combination for the device to be controlled.

To Emulate a device means that the program generates messages which appear to the Master to have come from a specified <D:P:S> combination (real or fictitious). The options in this frame specify the <D:P:S> combination for the device to be emulated.

Selecting this option adds a Push button with the Channel Code section of this page.

6.Enter a System Number, Device Number, and Port Number into the appropriate fields. These values correspond to the device to be controlled, whether real or fictitious.

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