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2.4.4.2.7
REMOTE HOST
2.4.4.2.7.1
XPORT REMOTE HOST OVERVIEW
available within Traka32, 'Remote Host' forms one of the many options. The
remote host option will only work with Ethernet communications.
The remote host option is very similar to the other forms of auto communications. The main difference with remote
host is that the Traka Systems establish the communications with Traka32 rather than Traka32 establishing the
communications with the Traka Systems.
This has two major advantages...
1.
Reliability & Speed
When a copy of the Traka32 software is opened, the software registers itself with each Traka system that is
included in the remote host group. Each Traka system can have three copies of the Traka32 software
registered at any one time. So whenever the Traka system has data waiting to be sent to the Traka32
software, it has more chance of getting there quickly. The more copies of Traka32 that are running and
configured for remote host the more efficient and reliable the whole system becomes.
For example, if one of the registered copies of the Traka32 software is busy or an error has occurred, the
Traka system will try to communicate with one of the other copies of the Traka32 software.
If all the copies of Traka32 are busy, the Traka system will re-try the communications every 60 seconds.
2.
Multiple Administration
One disadvantage with the Online Auto communications is that in Ethernet Installations a network port is
constantly opened between the Traka32 software and the Traka System. Only one network port can be
opened on a Traka system at any one time. This means that if one copy of the Traka32 software is Online, no
other copies of the Traka32 software can communicate with the Traka system.
The Remote Host Auto Communications resolves this issue as the Traka System has the ability to open a
network port to the Traka32 software whenever it needs to download data. This leaves the network port
closed for the majority of the time ready for other copies of the Traka32 software to connect to whenever
user, iFob or keys information is updated.
In addition to the remote host communications, the Read All System Data function is not affected and can still be used
as normal. The remote host feature should be the preferred choice of auto communications and should be used
whenever large amounts of data need to be downloaded automatically.
NOTE:
The XPort Remote Host option will only be functional if the firmware of the selected system has the
XPort Remote Host enabled and the XPort device has been correctly configured. To configure the XPort
device, please refer to the
There are only two differences on the XPort Remote Host configuration from the standard settings...
1.
For 8bit firmware versions 6.07.20 to 6.07.22 set the ConnectMode to D4 instead of C0.
2.
For 8bit firmware versions 6.07.23 and above set the ConnectMode to D7 instead of C0.
3.
Set a different Port No. for each system. For example, System 1: 10001, System 2: 10002, System 3: 10003
and so on.