Status Indicators
When DX Navigator isonline, one of three symbols will appear in front of each Device Icon in
the Found Devices list to indicate the current status of the device:
•
The cycling arrows indicate that DX Navigator is establishing or
refreshing a communications connection with the device. When
the device is in this state you cannot open its Device Window (by
double-clicking the Device Icon), nor execute any commands from
the R-click or Edit menus (except the
Refresh
command).
•
The green check mark indicates that DX Navigator has
established a communications connection with the device and that
the device is online and available for use. In this state you can
login to the device and open its Design Window, identify devices,
and use all applicable R-click and Edit menu commands.
•
The red exclamation mark indicates that DX Navigator has lost the
communications connection with the device. DX Navigator
continually monitors the communication connection to every
device in the Found Devices list. If a device fails to respond to a
message from DX Navigator within a certain time period, then DX
Navigator deems that the unit has gone offline and ‘drops’ the
communication connection.
The connection can be dropped for obvious reasons, such as a
faulty comms cable or a device power failure, or not-so-obvious
reasons, such as bandwidth limitations through a busy or clogged
network. When the device is in this state you cannot open its
Device Window (by double-clicking the Device Icon), nor execute
any commands from the R-click or Edit menus (except the
Refresh
command). If the unit’s Device Window is open when it
goes offline, then the Device Window’s Online Status indicator
also turns red. Use the
Refresh
command to reestablish
communication with the device once the device comes back
online (without taking DX Navigator offline).
Logging In
Description
All DX series devices have built-in hardware-level security to prevent unauthorized users from
controlling or changing device settings. To access a unit’s Device Window you must first login
to the device by either by double-clicking its Device Icon, or selecting its Device Icon and
choosing
Open
from the Edit or R-click popup menu. When the Password dialog opens,
select the appropriate
Permission Level
from the drop-down list, and enter the corresponding
Password
for that
Permission Level
.
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