4.7Naming Controllers
By default, the CN8-SW displays use a controllerÕs address as its name. However, you can assign a more meaningful name to each device. This can be done during the manual addition process described in 4.4.3. You can also assign a name (or change the assigned name) of any controller using the Controller Configure menu function. A name may contain up to twenty letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters.
The Controller Configuration window can also be used to change the network ID of a controller. If you do change the address in the controllerÕs memory using the CN8-SW system, the system will not be able to communicate with the controller again until you use the procedure described in 4.4.3 to add the controller to the system using the deviceÕs new ID.
4.8Saving the .MCS File
It is very important that you save your CN8-SW setup in a CN8-SW Setup (.MCS) file. The contents of the .MCS file determine what controllers appear on the main display. The ability to create, save, and open a variety of .MCS files enables you to create displays that do not include all the controllers on the network hosted by the PC. For example, if Operator A is only interested in Controllers 1, 2, and 9, you can create an
.MCS file that would cause the CN8-SW display to show only those controllers when Operator A uses that file. Operator B could use a different .MCS file to see a different custom display, one containing only Controllers 3, 4, 6, and 9, for example.
If you do not save your setup to an .MCS file, then the next time you start the CN8-SW application you will have to repeat the recognition process. (If you try to close the CN8- SW software using File Exit or double-clicking on the X at the top right of the main CN8- SW window, you will be prompted to save.)
To save the setup to the .MCS file now open (named at the top of the main CN8-SW
window), use File Save (or the 
button on the toolbar). The configuration will be saved to the open file.
To save the setup to an .MCS file with a new name, use File Save As. The operating system Save As window will open. Use it to specify the destination directory and file name for the .MCS file.
4.9Closing an .MCS File
To close an .MCS file, use File Close. Before the file is closed you will be prompted to save it if you have added any controllers or changed any controller names since the file was last saved.
4.10 Creating a New .MCS File
