User`s manual

NPort 5600-8-DT User’s Manual Using NPort Administrator
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Specify by IP Address: This allows you to find your device server manually by entering its IP
address.
Status
The NPort may be password-protected to prevent unauthorized configuration changes. Please refer
to Chapter 4 for additional information on password protection. The status will be shown in the list
of available device servers. There are six possible statuses for device servers on the network.
Status Description
Lock
The unit was located by broadcast search. It is password-protected,
and the correct password has not been provided during this session.
Unlock
The unit was located by broadcast search. Password protection has
not been set up for the unit.
(blank)
The unit was located by broadcast search. Password protection has
not been set up for the unit.
Fixed
The unit was manually located by “Search IP” and has no password
protection.
Lock Fixed
The unit was manually located by “Search IP”. It is password
protected, and the current password has not been provided during
this session.
Unlock Fixed
The unit was manually located by “Search IP”. It was password-
protected, but the correct password has been provided for this
session.
If you wish to configure a unit that is Locked or Lock Fixed, you will need to unlock the unit first
as described below:
1. Select the Unlock command in the function context menu for the target device server.