Lincoln Electric IM8002 POWER WAVE MANAGER - Manual (Page 25)

IM8002 Power Wave® Manager User Manual 4.1
Chapter 4
Overview of Power Wave® Manager
Power Wave® Manager is a software application that allows you to configure and manage the Power
Wave® family of Welding Power Sources. Once you connect to a Welding Power Source, you have a
multitude of tools at your disposal.
Setting a Preferences Folder
When you first open Power Wave® Manager, the system may prompt you to set a Preferences folder. This
folder houses weld training files and is the backup location used for storing weld logs, backups, SnapShots
and other files. Simply choose a folder on your computer where Power Wave® Manager can store these
files. Your computer must have permissions to access to this folder (whether specific to your user account
or a user group of which your account is a member). If you do not, Power Wave® Manager prompts you
again to select a folder. Check with your local IT department if you need permissions to the folder to which
you want to save files.
Connecting to the Welding Power Source
Once you have physically connected the Welding Power Source to the computer with an Ethernet cable or a
serial cable setup (Chapter 2), you can open Power Wave® Manager and connect to the software within the
power source. When you first open Power Wave® Manager, the system displays the Connection section
(Figure 4.1). From here you can choose your connection method: Ethernet or a serial connection.
Figure 4.1 Available Connection Methods