Digi MIL-3000FTX manual 2.1Changing from the Node Name to an Address, Send Broadcast, Refresh Map

9.4.2.1Changing from the Node Name to an Address

1.Click the Node/Address icon (fifth from left on the tool bar). The node switches to the address.

2.To change to a name, click the Node/Address icon again.

To perform this task from the pull-down menu, select Show Node Address/Name from the Options pull-down menu.

9.4.3 Send Broadcast

To the right of the “View as host name or IP address” icon, is the “Send Broadcast” icon. This will discover new host on the subnet. When clicked on, an IP broadcast over the network. Host that reply are displayed on the current Map.To perform this task from the pull-down menu, select Send Broadcast from the Action pull-down menu.

9.4.4 Refresh Map

Directly to the right of the “Send Broadcast” icon, is the “Refresh Map” icon. This option checks the status of each host discovered on the Map. A packet exchange is done for each host. A red (cross-out) mark displays if a host did not reply. To perform this task from the pull-down menu, select Refresh map from the Action pull-down menu.

9.4.5 Discover Host

To the right of the “Refresh Map” icon, is the “Discover hosts” icon. This will rediscover all host on the subnet. To perform this task from the pull- down menu, select Discover hosts from the Action pull-down menu.

9.4.6 Using the Ping Manager

Ping allows a user to check if a host is accessible on a network or not. A package exchange is done to accomplish this task.

1.Click the Ping icon (fifth from the right on the tool bar). The “Ping Manager” menu appears.

2.Click once on an IP address to highlight it.

3.Click the Ping button. The host that was contacted will respond in the “Report” box.

To perform this task from the pull-down menu, select Ping hosts from the Action pull-down menu.

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