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Main Window Overview
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Unit Parameters
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To change the date, time, name and contact/location information, use
MGW x100's command line interface. For instructions on changing the
relevant parameters, refer to MGW x100's installation guide.
Options Description
Description
MGW x100's version.
Up Time
The time since system started.
Date
The current time and date.
Name
MGW x100's hostname. To change MGW x100's host name, refer to the
installation guide.
Contact
Contact person (optional). To set or change this information, refer to the
installation guide.
Location
The unit's physical location (optional). To set or change this information,
refer to the installation guide.
Table 13: Unit Parameters
Interface Table
Options Description
Status Disconnected
No
network segment connected
Connected
Network segment connected
Name
Displays the interface name in accordance to the interface physical
characteristics and its position on the host board
I/F
Each interface is associated with a number that identifies its type and
location on the respective host controller unit.
This number appears also in the Output Interface window on the UDP
Target page if you select the output interface manually as required for
Multicast targets.
Slot
Displays the slot in which the respective host controller unit is installed.
Redundancy
Mode
Allows you to set and configure the network redundancy mode for each
interface. Changes are made for Host A and reflected on Host B
automatically.
To configure network redundancy perform the following steps:
Click the appropriate interface in the Redundancy Mode column. The Set
Redundancy for I/F window appears.
Set the following parameters:
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Redundancy Status (Protected or Standalone)
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Redundant I/F - only if Protected was selected, select the appropriate
interface for redundancy. The Redundancy Mode for the backup
interface is updated automatically.
This table describes the displayed redundancy modes for both the primary
and backup interfaces:
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