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Figure 4-26. Configuration Screen of the DNP3 Client Link Layer
Configurations
Description
Default
Possibilities
Address
(Outstation)
Outstation Origin DNP3 Address
3
0 to 65519
IP Address
Outstation IP Address
0.0.0.0
1.0.0.1 to 223.255.255.254
TCP Port
Listen port address for Outstation
connection
20000
0 to 65535
Sends Confirmed
User Data Frames
Select the message confirmation mode
Never
Never
Sometimes
Always
Maximum Retries
Number of times this Outstation will
retransmit the message if it does not
receive the client's confirmation
0
0 to 10
Confirmation
Time-Out (s)
Time for this Outstation send the
confirmation message again
1
1 to 86400
Connection
Time-Out (s)
Maximum time for this Outstation
connect with DNP3 client through the
TCP protocol.
1
1 to 10
Keep Alive (s)
Link test time
10
1 to 60
Table 4-76. Configuration of the DNP3 Client Link Layer
Notes:
Address (Outstation):
The field sets the DNP3 source address of this outstation.
IP Address:
The field sets the DNP3 Client IP address.
TCP Port:
Address of the listen port for connection with the DNP3 Client.
Sends Confirmed User Data Frames:
The following table shows the confirmation modes of the
link layer:
Configurations
Description
Link Layer
Confirmation Mode
Never
Never requests message confirmation
Always
Always requests message confirmation
Sometimes
Requests confirmation only to multifragment
messages
Table 4-77. Confirmation Mode of the DNP3 Client Link Layer