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100/180MM DISTRIBUTED GRAPHIC RECORDER: USER GUIDE
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Issue 11 Oct 14 User Guide
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6 BRIDGE (REMOTE VIEWER)
6.1 INTRODUCTION
This feature comes in two levels, called ‘Full’ (option) and ‘Lite’ (supplied as standard).
The ‘Full’ option allows full operation and con fi guration of the recorder, simultaneously, from up to ten PCs
which meet or exceed the minimum requirements listed below. When a change is being made to the con fi gu-
ration of the recorder by one Bridge user (‘client’), the message:
Feature Locked
Another client (IP ADDRESS) has locked this feature.
Wait for lock to be released and try again
appears on the screen of any other user who attempts to change the con fi guration. When changes are com-
plete, the message:
Feature changed
Synchronising data
appears on the screens of all clients (except that of the one making the change).
Bridge ‘Lite’ allows the user to view recorder standard screens, dynamically, on-line, from up to 10 PCs which
meet or exceed the minimum requirements listed below.
The software is supplied on a CD ROM, which also includes PC Review, PC Con fi guration and Acrobat reader
software and various manuals relevant to the recorder.
The Bridge software is suitable for any physical hardware con fi gurations, some common examples being:
1. A single PC connected directly to a recorder.
2. Multiple PCs connected via a network to one or more recorders. (Each recorder can be accessed, simul-
taneously, by a maximum of 10 PCs, but one PC can look at only ‘N’ recorders where ‘N’ depends on how
much memory is available at the PC. For example, a minimum speci fi cation computer (section 6.1.1) run-
ning Windows NT can ‘look at’ up to three recorders simultaneously.
3. A single PC connected via a telephone line to a remote recorder.
This manual does not describe network setup in detail, as each network is different. In most cases, the help of
the network administrator or supervisor will be required, for example, in the allocation of valid addresses and
passwords.
Notes:
1 When logging in via ‘Bridge’, only users with ‘Connect from Remote’ enabled appear in the user list.
See section 4.4.1 for details.
2 Full Bridge requires some small amount of space on the PC disk. The message ‘ There appears to be
no free disk space on the client. Create some space and run again.’ appears if there is insuf fi cient
space.
3. If an attempt is made to establish more than one Full Bridge connection between a PC and an in-
strument, the message “ You are already running a Full Bridge session with this instrument. The new
session will run as Bridge Lite.” appears.
4. If an attempt is made to establish a Full Bridge connection using the ‘anonymous’ user name, the
following message appears:
‘You are authenticating Full Bridge using the “anonymous” user name. This provides guest read only
access. To establish Full Bridge connection you must use a different user name. Please change and
try again.’
5. The maximum number of Bridge sessions that can be run simultaneously on one recorder is 10.