Configuring Communication

IP Address of computer

(not needed as this is a direct USB connection)

FIG. 37 Assigning Communication Settings for a Virtual Master

6.Click on the Virtual Master radio box (from the Transport Connection Option section) to indicate you are wanting to configure the PC to communicate directly with a panel. Everything else such as the Authentication is greyed-out because you are not going through the Master’s UI.

7.Click the Edit Settings button (on the Communications Settings dialog) to open the Virtual NetLinx Master Settings dialog (FIG. 37).

8.From within this dialog enter the System number (default is 1).

9.Click OK three times to close the open dialogs, save your settings, and return to the main NetLinx Studio application.

10.Click the OnLine Tree tab in the Workspace window to view the devices on the Virtual System. The default System value is one.

11.Right-click on the Empty Device Tree/System entry and select Refresh System to re-populate the list.

The panel will not appear as a device below the virtual system number (in the Online Tree tab) until both the system number used in step 7 for the VNM is entered into the Master Connection section of the System Connection page and the panel is restarted.

The Connection status turns green after a few seconds to indicate an active USB connection to the PC (Virtual Master). No Lock icon is displayed because this USB connection is not secured (requiring a username/password).

If the G4 panel does not appear, refer to the Troubleshooting section on page 143 for more information.

If a few minutes have gone by and the System Connection icon still does not turn green, repeat the USB connection and Virtual Master setup procedures (outlined in this section). Refreshing the System sends out a request to the panel to respond and completes the communication (turning the System Connection icon green).

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