Relay Device Configuration

This Help File Page was last Modified on 02/23/2024

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Relay Device Configuration

This Help File Page was last Modified on 02/23/2024

Accessing and Using the Relay Device Configuration Form

To access the Relay Device Configuration Form:

a)From the Backstage Menu System Select Maintenance and Choose the General option, then select the General Maintenance option which displays the secondary Maintenance Menu, or

b)From the Quick Access Menu, Select Maintenance and Choose General Maintenance to display the secondary Maintenance Menu.

Once this Maintenance Menu is displayed

1)Choose the Communication sub-menu,

2)Then Click on the Relay Device Configuration option.

 

The Relay Device Configuration Form will be displayed

 

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Relay Device Configuration Form

 

 

This Relay Device Configuration Form may be Re-sized by Dragging the Top and/or Bottom up or down, and/or the Right side in or out.

Navigation Menu - The Navigation Menu is located at the top of the Relay Device Configuration Form.

 

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This Navigation Menu provides the normal Record Movement, New, Delete, Save, Refresh, and List options.

 

Record Editing section - The details of the currently selected record are displayed below the Navigation Menu at the center (Main Body) of the Relay Device Configuration Form.

Micro Key is available and will provide most of this information, as needed.

 

Click the HelpFilesNavigationMenuNewIcon to define a Relay Device Configuration

ID - System entry

Enabled - Check this box to enable this Relay Device Configuration

Service Instance Group -

Event - Purpose for this entry

Description - Friendly description for the purpose of this Relay Device Configuration

Host IP/URL - Network device IP address

Relay Index - Number

Check every - Check device using this time frequency (in seconds)

Wait for - Reset this device using this time frequency (in seconds)

Turn off after - Turn Off device after activation using this time frequency in seconds (0 = ignore)

Username - for WEBRELAY devices that require a User Name

Password - for WEBRELAY devices that require a Password

Port Number - 80 by default for WEBRELAY and null for ETH-DIO-48 devices

Device Type - Use the Drop-Down Selection List provided to Choose the type of Device being configured

Click the HelpFilesNavigationMenuSaveIcon to record this Relay Device Configuration entry.

Repeat this process, as needed, to define each required Relay Device Configuration.

 

HelpFilesNavigationMenuGrid-PrintIconList Icon - The Navigation Menu also has a List option which provides a tabular view of these Relay Device Configuration records.

 

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Click the List Icon to display the associated Grid Data.

The columns to be displayed in the Grid Data List may be selected, rearranged, filtered, sorted, and exported as a PDF file and/or an Excel formatted file.

 

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Find - Enter text to search for a specific record, then Click the Find option.

Clear - To remove the text to search for entry, Click the Clear option

 

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Navigation Menu shown with the List Options for Export & Print

 

Click the List Icon again to Close the List View and return to the Record Editing View.

See the Grid & Lists - Print Preview - Export Data chapter for complete information on using the List View, including its Export & Print options.