Operating instructions

These behave as elsewhere in the GUI.
Action Buttons
Action buttons fall into 2 categories.
Manual configuration copy buttons perform a copy of all configuration settings from
one unit to another unit. Any configurations on the unit that is being copied to will be
overwritten and permanently lost. Box specific parameters, such as IP addresses and 1
+ 1 Redundancy configuration settings are not copied. Care should always be taken to
ensure that the copy is performed in the correct direction. It may be worthwhile using
the "Save Configuration to File" option on the "Save-Load" configuration tab to make a
backup copy of the settings of both units before using this feature.
"Set Primary Active" and "Set Secondary Active" buttons will set the relevant unit into
the "Active" state, meaning it will try to broadcast. The other unit will be set to
"Passive".
"1 + 1 Redundancy" Configuration Settings
These settings configure the 1 + 1 Redundancy group.
The "Device Role" setting can be either "Standalone", "Primary" or "Secondary". Depending
on the type of the unit a subset of these options will be available. On a Primary unit,
"Standalone" and "Primary" are available. On a Secondary unit, this setting is fixed to
"Secondary". A "Standalone" unit is not operating as part of a redundancy group. It will not
push configuration to a peer. It will always be Active. "Primary" and "Secondary" units will
attempt to join a 1 + 1 redundancy group.
The "Peer IP Address" setting should be set to the control IP address of the peer unit in this
redundancy group. On the peer unit this field should hold the control IP address of this unit.
The "ICMP Ping Period" and "RPC Ping Period" settings allow the time between consecutive
pings to be altered.
The "Availability" setting allows the operator to declare that a unit is not available as part of
the 1 + 1 redundancy group. This raises a critical alarm, which prevents the 1 + 1
Redundancy system from automatically switching to that unit.
On a Secondary device there are 2 additional settings. These are "Alarm Primary to
Secondary Delay" and "Ping Primary to Secondary Delay". These settings specify the delay
when performing a redundancy switch. A redundancy switch will result in a few seconds
disruption to the outputs. At least 5 seconds delay is recommended to avoid switching on
spurious trigger conditions, although smaller number can be used.
"Primary Device" Status and "Secondary Device" Status
These areas show status information relating to each of the devices in the 1 + 1
Redundancy group. Most of the fields are self-explanatory.