General Options
Fig. 85 General tab.
On this tab, you can specify the action taken when a device item in the active device list is double-clicked, the number of simultaneous device man- agement commands, and whether the Device Password List function will be enabled.
There are two options for the action taken when a device item is double- clicked—Launches the default Web browser to configure the device or Shows the device’s properties (default). Except the Configure by Web Browser command, all other device management commands on the Device menu are “batch” commands that can be applied to several devices at a time. When a batch menu command is carried out, one internal command data structure is generated for each selected device and inserted into a “work queue.” For example, if 50 devices have been selected and a batch command is carried out, there will be 50 device management commands inserted into the queue. And then, first n commands are extracted from the queue for execution, where n is specified by the Number of simultaneous device management commands box, and other commands in the queue are put to waiting state. After one in-action command is completed, another command in the queue is extracted and put to execution. This process continues until all commands in the queue are completed.
Since a username and password pair is needed for EliteConnect Management Utility to communicate with each device, you are, by default, prompted to enter the credential information at the start of a batch device management command. As an alternative, you can build a Device Password List and let EliteConnect Management Utility use the list instead of prompting you every time.
A device password list is a text file with the “.plt” file name extension. And its format is as Fig. 86 shows. The username and password in each text line must be separated by a comma.
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