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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
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
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.