Comtrol PortVision DX - Manual (Page 25)

PortVision DX User Guide
Load
If you click the Load button and you have previously saved a device configuration file,
you can load portions of the configuration that you select in the Field Selection pop up
and apply it to a selected device or devices.
Comtrol Ethernet attached product specific information such as Device ID (DeviceMaster name,
MAC address, model, and software version) are not loaded into the selected Comtrol Ethernet
attached product or Comtrol Ethernet attached products.
If you are using a static IP address, you will need to configure the IP address for each Comtrol
Ethernet attached product.
Optionally, you can click the Device menu and then Load Configuration File or right-click on a
Comtrol Ethernet attached product or Comtrol Ethernet attached products and click Load
Configuration File from the popup menu.
Upload
If you click the Upload button, PortVision DX uploads firmware into the selected Comtrol
Ethernet attached product or Comtrol Ethernet attached products. If you have not done
so,
download the latest firmware . Make sure that you select firmware appropriate for
your model and requirements.
It is recommended that you copy the firmware to your hard drive before uploading the firmware to
the Comtrol Ethernet attached product.
Do not attempt to upload firmware across a wifi connection.
If you are uploading protocol firmware for the DeviceMaster UP, you must first run the .msi file
and use the .cmtl file that is extracted and placed on your system..
Reboot
If you click the Reboot button, PortVision DX reboots or resets the selected device or
devices. The network LEDs on the Comtrol Ethernet attached product flash during the
boot cycle.
Optionally, you can highlight a device or devices and click the Manage menu and Advanced and
then Reboot or right-click and click Advanced and then Reboot from the popup menu.
If a DeviceMaster is configured with Secure Config Mode in SocketServer, it can only be
rebooted from the web page unless Secure Config Mode is disabled.
Webpage
If you click the Webpage button, PortVision DX opens your default browser, connects to
the Comtrol Ethernet attached product through the IP address, and opens the default
web page for your Comtrol Ethernet attached product default application.
You can locate web page information for your product from the following places:
•
DeviceMaster users can use the SocketServer help system for information about the
fields and configuration methods. The SocketServer help system is also available
separately as a chm or zip file (html version).
• DeviceMaster UP users should use the
appropriate DeviceMaster UP document for their
protocol for information about configuring the default application for your DeviceMaster
model.
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