Manual

DeviceMaster LT User Guide: 2000586 Rev. B
Managing the DeviceMaster LT - 77
Using SocketServer Configuration Files
6. Select LOCAL for the Detection Type.
7. Enter the MAC address or network informatio
n.
Note: A MAC address label is attached to all DeviceMaster LT units. The first
three pairs of digits start
with 00 C0 4E.
8. Optionally, enter the seri
al number in the Serial Number list box.
9. Click Ok
.
10. If necessary, click Refresh for the new DeviceMaster LT to display in the Device
T
ree or Device List panes. The DeviceMaster LT shows OFF-LINE if it is
not
attac
hed to the network or if an incorrect IP address was entered.
Using SocketServer Configuration Files
If you are deploying multiple DeviceMaster LT units that share common
SocketServer values, you can save the configuration file (.dc) from the Main or
Properties > Software Settings tab in PortVision DX and load that configuration onto
other DeviceMaster LT units.
If you save a SocketServer configuration file from the Ma
in or Software Settings tab
on the Properties screen, you can choose what settings you want saved or loaded.
You may want to program the network settings in multiple DeviceMaster LTs
us
ing Configuring Multiple DeviceMaster LTs Network Addresses on Page 75.
Saving a
SocketServer
Configuration F
ile
Use this procedure to save a configuration file using the Main screen.
Note: Optionally, you can
save a configuration file by accessing the Software
Settings tab in the Properties screen and then clicking the Save Settings to a
File button.
1. If you have not done so, install PortVision DX (
Installing PortVision DX on
Page 15) and Scan the network.
2. Highlight the DeviceMaster LT in the Device List pa
ne that you want to save
its co
nfiguration and use one of the following methods:
•Click the Sa
ve button.
• Right-click and then click Con
figuration > Save.
3. Browse to the location you want to save th
e file, enter a file name, and click
Save.
4. Click the All check box
or click only the properties that you want saved for
eac
h property page in the configuration file and click Done.
5. Click Ok to
close the Save Configuration Completed message.
Loading a
SocketServer
Configuration F
ile
Use the following procedure to load a previously saved a DeviceMaster LT
configuration file. Load a configuration file and apply it to a selected DeviceMaster
LT or DeviceMaster LTs from the Device List pane or Software Settings tab on the
Properties screen.
Use this procedure to load a configuration file using the Device List pane
to one or
more DeviceMaster LT units.
1. Highlight the device or devices in the Device List pa
ne that you want to load
and use one of the following methods:
•Click the Load button
• Right-click and then click Co
nfiguration > Load