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Sterilizer / Aerator GS Series – Operator’s Manual
12.5. Ethernet Connection
Connecting to the Ethernet port provides 3M Health Care service personnel or authorized 3M service personnel with a means to access diagnostic information on the 3M™ Steri-Vac™ Sterilizer/
Aerator GS Series from a desktop located on-site within the facility network. The system is intended for use in a server-based network.
12.5.1. Network Connections
The 3M™ Steri-Vac™ Sterilizer/Aerators GS Series software application will introduce a minimal amount of active network traffic when connected to a local area network (LAN). Adding the GS
Series sterilizer to a LAN allows the ability for 3M Health Care service personnel or authorized 3M service personnel to map to read-only, shared network folders on the sterilizer from a client
workstation within the LAN to access diagnostic information. The GS Series sterilizers allow users with Supervisor or Service level access (already set up on the sterilizer) to map to read-only,
shared network folders on the sterilizer, from a client workstation within the LAN, to access cycle data.
3M™ Steri-Vac™ Sterilizer/Aerators GS Series come equipped with a preinstalled remote management device agent. The device agent manages communications between your sterilizer and a
3M server, providing 3M Health Care service personnel or authorized 3M service personnel with the ability to access diagnostic information on your sterilizer via a secured Manager Console. The
device agent also allows 3M to provide software and firmware updates to your system remotely.
The Operating System (OS) uses the NDIS (Network Device Interface Specification) to communicate with the Ethernet hardware. TCP/IP and DNS protocols are supported. Device configuration
HTML server has been disabled. Access to shared drives is read-only.
The device agent maintains a persistent connection to the 3M server by sending a small heartbeat (approx. 32 bytes) every 60 to 180 seconds. At two hour intervals, the 3M™ Steri-Vac™
Sterilizer/Aerators GS Series performs a full check in, exchanging all new pending updates via TCP/IP. Port 5494 is the 3M system's primary and preferred communications port. On average,
with no large updates, expect to see up to 20 MB of traffic per month for analytics reporting.
There are no known hazardous situations resulting from a failure of the IT-NETWORK to provide the characteristics required to meet the purpose of the GS Series sterilizer connection to the
IT-NETWORK. All service information can be accessed directly from the machine. The system autonomously identifies and reacts to faults regardless of the network connectivity state.
Devices connected to the Ethernet port must be 60950-1 (General Requirements for Information Technology Safety) compliant. Do not connect devices that are not compliant to 60950-1.
12.5.2. IP Addresses
The 3M™ Steri-Vac™ Sterilizer/Aerator GS Series software application supports IPv4 (32 bit IP addresses). Both static and dynamic IP addresses are supported. There are no means to forcibly
renew the sterilizer’s dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) address.
The MAC address of the GS Series sterilizer single board computer can be viewed in the “MAC address” field of the Menu>Site Setup>Setup>Network tab (Figure 54).
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169.10.196.85
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Setup
Preferences Cycle Setup Date-Time Network Site
Figure 54.
Menu>Site Setup>
Setup>Network Information
12.5.3. Software Security
The customized Operating System (OS) utilized on the 3M™ Steri-Vac™ Sterilizer/Aerator GS Series system employs a trusted platform that only allows applications signed with the 3M digital
certificate to be executed. The system does not allow execution of unknown applications or applications with uncertified modules.
The system automatically loads the 3M application on boot up and users are restricted from leaving this application and executing applications that may be vulnerable to malware or viruses.
System folders on the system that are accessible to the user are read-only, preventing introduction of malicious applications.