Perle Systems TS2, DS1 manual Simultaneously

Channels

Adding/Editing Additional Hosts

You can define a list of hosts that the I/O channel will communicate to or a primary/backup host.

Configure the following parameters:

Define additional	When this option is enabled, you can define up to 49 hosts/IOLANs that the
hosts to connect to	I/O channel or serial signal pin will attempt communicate to. With this mode of
	operation, the I/O channel will connect to multiple hosts/IOLANs
	simultaneously.
	Default: Enabled
Add Button	Click the Add button to add a host to the list of hosts that will be receiving
	communication from the I/O channel or serial signal pin.
Edit Button	Highlight an existing host and click the Edit button to edit a host in the list of
	hosts that will be receiving communication from the I/O channel.
Delete Button	Click the Delete button to delete a host to the list of hosts that will be receiving
	communication from the I/O channel or serial signal pin.
Define a primary	When this option is enabled, you need to define a primary host that the I/O
host and backup...	channel will communicate to and a backup host, in the event that the I/O
	channel loses communication to the primary host. The I/O channel will first
	establish a connection to the primary host. Should the connection to the
	primary host be lost (or never established), the I/O channel will establish a
	connection the backup host. Once connected to the backup, the I/O channel will
	attempt to re-establish a connection to the Primary host, once this is
	successfully done, it gracefully shuts down the backup connection.
	Default: Disabled
Primary Host	Specify a preconfigured host that the I/O channel or serial signal pin will
	communicate to.
	Default: None

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