Setup guide

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Virtual Control Panels
Installation
C:\Program Files\NVISION\‹panelname›\‹panelname›.exe
The default path in the start menu
Start > Programs > NVision > ‹panelname›
The installer places a shortcut to your virtual panel on your desktop.
Initial Setup
At some time after you install the virtual panel, and before it becomes operational, you must
perform a brief setup. The setup (1) identifies the router control system’s primary controller (or a
redundant system’s virtual IP address) and (2) selects a configuration for the virtual panel.
S Your computer must be connected to your router control system.
S You can use NV9000-SE Utilities to review existing panel configurations. (These are labelled
HW Panels.) If you have no configuration of the type required for a virtual panel, you will
have to create one.
Follow these steps to perform the setup:
1 Launch the virtual panel.
Either double-click the application directly, double-click its desktop shortcut, or choose the
program from the Windows start menu. The panel will appear after several seconds and it
will appear black with dark gray buttons.
S If a panel does not appear, or the panel is minimized, take the corrective steps outlined
under Upgrading Old Virtual Panels
on page 14.
Every virtual panel has a context menu in which to select options. (There is no other menu.)
Right-click anywhere in the virtual panel (except over a “display” region) to get the context
menu.
This is the context menu:
2 Choose ‘Set Parameters’ from the context menu. The ‘Panel Options’ dialog appears:
Enter the IP address of the primary system controller (or the virtual IP address of a redundant
system). Enter the panel ID of the panel configuration you want to use. Click ‘OK’.