Etherplug additional functions, Printing information from etherplug, Updating firmware in the ncb unit – CTI Products NCB/FL with Fiber Interface User Manual
Page 23: Importing/exporting etherplug configuration data, Other right-click member functions, Ther, Dditional, Unctions

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NCB-EL/FL User Guide
4. NCB Plug-In
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4. E
THER
P
LUG
A
DDITIONAL
F
UNCTIONS
Basic usage of the EtherPlug configuration software is described in S
ECTION
2 of the manual. This section
covers additional features of EtherPlug not described in S
ECTION
2.
P
RINTING
I
NFORMATION FROM
E
THER
P
LUG
The File – Print and File – Print to File functions can be used to print Channel information (from the main
window) or detailed member information (from the View Details window) either directly to a printer, or to the
default Windows editor.
U
PDATING
F
IRMWARE IN THE
NCB U
NIT
The File – Flash Loader function is used to update the firmware in the NCB-Etherlon or NCB-Fiberlon unit.
This is possible on NCB units of revision 200 or greater. Contact CTI Products technical support should the
firmware need upgrading.
I
MPORTING
/E
XPORTING
E
THER
P
LUG
C
ONFIGURATION
D
ATA
The Import/Export – Export File function is used (only in LNS Plugin Mode) to save the EtherPlug
configuration data in a file outside the LNS database to be used by EtherPlug in standalone mode, or when
transporting the EtherPlug data from one LNS database to another LNS database.
The Import/Export – Import File function is used to import EtherPlug data from an ETHERCON data file with a
“.el” file extension.
O
THER
R
IGHT
-C
LICK
M
EMBER
F
UNCTIONS
Other functions available on the menu presented after right-clicking on a member name are as follows:
• View Details : Shows the Ethernet/IP data as stored in the NCB unit compared to that in the database
for that unit.
• Rename Member & Delete Member : Allowed only in Standalone mode.
• Wink, Pulse Router Service Pin, Soft Reboot : Allowed only in LNS Plugin mode.