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it in the Device Filters list, and then click one of the buttons at the

bottom of the Device Filter dialog:

• New opens the Select Device to Add dialog, as described in step 2.

• Delete removes the selected device from the device filter.

• Sel Input opens the Input Mode dialog. You can use this dialog to

specify whether or not packets sent

to

the selected device should pass

the device filter requirements.

• Sel Output opens the Output Mode dialog. You can use this dialog to

specify whether or not packets sent

from

the selected device should

pass the device filter requirements.

• Sel NVs opens the Select Network Variables dialog. You can use this

dialog to determine which network variable update messages sent to

and from the selected device should pass the device filter

requirements. You must define the network variable types in the

current names file before adding them to the device filter. For more

information on names files, see

Using Names

on page 29.

• Sel Msg Codes opens the Select Message Codes dialog. You can use

this dialog to determine which message codes sent to and from the

selected device should pass the device filter. You must define the

message codes in the current names file before adding them to the

device filter. For more information on names files, see

Using Names

on page 29.

See the online help for more information about each of these buttons and

dialogs. You can bypass these steps if you do not want to filter packets

based on their source or destination device.

4. To include other devices in the filter, repeat steps 2 and 3 until the filter

includes all of the devices. Filter settings that you define for each device

apply only to that device, and not to the other devices in the filter.

5. To define a global filter, click Global Filter to open the Global Filter

dialog, as shown in Figure 11 on page 20. If you do not want to define a

global filter, skip to step 10.