GE DEH-211 manual Adding an Ethernet Site

Adding an Ethernet Site

An Ethernet site defines the network connection between the devices and the Workstation(s). You add Ethernet sites to Workstations, then add devices to the sites. To add a new Ethernet site, right-click a Workstation name and choose “Insert: Ethernet site” from the pop-up menu – attach it to the current Workstation. Click OK to continue.

An Add Ethernet Site dialog box (shown below) appears.

Set the following communications parameters for the site.

•Enter the Transmit delay setting (in milliseconds). This setting determines the level of traffic on the network. If the PMCS system is the sole user of the network, set this value to 5 (or less) to maximize performance. Increase the transmit delay in situations where the network is shared with other users,

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