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54 The Workstation Installation/Operation Manual Version 2 Document 51540 Rev. B1 4/8/02
Control Profiles
Control profiles determine which devices the workstation is currently supervising. This is very important because
when a message is sent to a device, or an event for a device is acknowledged, that message or acknowledgment is
only local unless the workstation has control of that device.
Because of the need to be able to respond to problems that may occur in areas that a specific operator does not
always monitor, the operator can change control of specific devices. To change control profiles and control of
specific devices, select Tools, Node Control Selection from the pull down menu. This will open the Control
Profile Select dialog box.
The left side of the Control Profile Select dialog shows the hierarchy of nodes, subnodes, and devices on the
network. Next to each device is the IP address of the controlling workstation. If this address is blue, the local
workstation has control of the device, if it is gray, another workstation on the network has control. To activate a
predefined control profile, select that profile's name on the right side of the screen and click on Activate . The
device display to the left will reflect this control change.
Figure 2-23: Control Profile Select Dialog
You can also take control of a single device, subnode, or node by right clicking on that device and selecting
Activate Control for this... from the pop up menu. This will give the current workstation control over the
selected device(s).
Important Note: Only one workstation can control any
single device at a given time. Taking control of a device
removes control from the previous supervisor of that device.
NOTE: You can only select control profiles from this screen.
For details on how to define control profiles, refer to section
3.1.4 Defining Monitor and Control Profiles.