SMC Networks 6.20 manual System Section, Device Section, Description of Parameters in NETMGR.INI

INSIDE THE NETMGR.INI FILE

•The Windows-based applications are written according to a set of rules required by EliteView

•They accept a list of parameters provided by the EliteView main program.

•They are able to communicate with each other through the EliteView message center.

•All EliteView applications started from the main EliteView program are automatically terminated when the main EliteView program is terminated. However, non-EliteView applications are not affected when the main EliteView program is terminated, even if they were started within the main EliteView program.

The [system] Section

The [system] section contains parameters that are used by basic components of EliteView, such as the protocol stacks. There are two ways to change parameter settings in this section. They are:

•Using the Default Settings command in the Options Menu.

•Making changes directly inside the NETMGR.INI file. To do this you should know the meaning of each item.

Description of Parameters in NETMGR.INI

Table B-2 Description of Parameters in NETMGR.INI

Parameter	Description	Example
Community=	The default community string that appears in the Add Object dialog box.	Community=public
Map=	Default map opened by the EliteView main map when it starts. If no default	Map=SMC
	map is assigned, it opens with an empty map.
Polling=	Default polling interval, measured in seconds. This appears in the Add	Polling=1
	Object dialog box.
Timeout=	Default timeout period that appears in the Add Object dialog box.	Timeout=1
Retries=	The number of default retries that appear in the Add Object dialog box	Retries=3

The [device] Section

The [device] section controls the number of devices EliteView can manage. The Add Object dialog box should display a complete list. Each device is referred to by a unique name. You can edit this section to add devices.

Tip: Adding a device will require editing not only the [device] section, but also other sections as well. For example, you may wish to define the tools that can be applied to the device by editing the [tools] section. You also need to add names of bitmaps that show the device onscreen in the [bitmap] section.

To add a new device:

Edit the total=n line to specify the number of devices you wish to manage. The variable n is a positive number, which specifies the number of devices that will appear in the list of objects (i.e., Add Object dialog box).

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