Setup guide

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NV96xx Virtual Panels
Windows Setup Guide
In general, a “local port” value of 0 will be suitable. If, after setting up your virtual panel, it
fails to function (because of firewall or security protection), set the local port to a non-zero
value, corresponding to an enabled port on your firewall.
Multiple panels need distinct local port numbers. (A zero value tells the operating system to
use the next available port.)
S The term “host” refers to the active system controller.
3 Open the context menu again and Click ‘Connect’.
If the IP address and panel ID were valid entries, the panel buttons and display (if present)
will illuminate in appropriate colors and with appropriate text, defined by the panel configu-
ration, and the panel will be connected to the router control system.
(You define panel configurations and panel IDs in NV9000-SE Utilities.)
When a panel is connected, the context menu changes slightly:
The ‘Set Parameter’, ‘Connect’, and ‘Allow Auto-Reconnect’ commands become disabled and
the ‘Disconnect’ command becomes enabled. You cannot change the IP address or panel ID
when the virtual panel is connected.
Other commands remain enabled.
4 Open the context menu once again and Click ‘Exit’.
The ‘Exit’ command closes the virtual panel. After a few seconds, the router control system
will detect that the panel is off-line.
When panel operators start a virtual panel that has been set up this way, it will automatically
reconnect (if so enabled) to the router control system. If automatic reconnect is not enabled,
the operator must reconnect manually.
S There is no real difference between choosing ‘Exit’ and clicking the close button (X) at
the top right of the panel window.
For a review of the context menu options, see Context Menu Commands
on page 9.
Configuration
It is in NV9000-SE Utilities that you create and manage configurations for the virtual panels (and
other control panels).
NV9000-SE Utilities supports what are called hardware panels and software panels. Software
panels are the EC9700 (for router control) and EC9710 (for router status).