KN2018 / KN2116 User Manual

The List Panel

The List panel contains six fields:

Field

Expalanation

Recording

Determines whether the Log Server records the ticks for

 

this KN2018 / KN2116, or not. If the Recording checkbox is

 

checked, the field displays Recording, and the ticks are

 

recorded. If the Recording checkbox is not checked, the

 

field displays Paused, and the ticks are not recorded.

 

Note: Even though a KN2018 / KN2116 is not the currently

 

selected one, if its Recording checkbox is checked, the Log

 

Server will still record its ticks.

 

 

Address

This is the IP Address or DNS name that was given to the

 

KN2018 / KN2116 when it was added to the Log Server

 

(see Configure, p. 71).

 

 

Port

This is the Port number assigned to the KN2018 / KN2116

 

(see Configure, p. 71).

 

 

Connection

If the Log Server is connected to the KN2018 / KN2116,

 

this field displays Connected.

 

If it is not connected, this field displays Waiting. This means

 

that the Log Server’s MAC address has not been set

 

properly. It needs to be set on the Network page of the

 

Administrator Utility (see p. 28).

 

 

Days

This field displays the number of days that the KN2018 /

 

KN2116’s events are to be kept in the Log Server’s

 

database before expiration (see Configure, p. 71).

 

 

Description

This field displays the descriptive information given for the

 

KN2018 / KN2116 when it was added to the Log Server

 

(see Configure, p. 71).

The Tick Panel

The lower panel displays tick information for the currently selected KN2116. Note that if there are more than one KN2018 / KN2116s, even though they aren’t currently selected, if their Recording checkbox is checked, the Log Server records their tick information and keeps it in its database.

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