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The current time and date
– the system shows the current time and date as existing
inside the controller any moment and this is the place where the time and date setting
should be done for controllers having no access to the internet. Controllers that do have
access to the service will get the time and date updated automatically each time they login
to the server, taking into consideration the GMT+ the time zone defined for the particular
unit. The time counting by the CPU continues even when the unit is disconnected from
external power, depending only on the existence of the Lithium battery on the CPU board
(see above).
At the system management screens the clock is presented as a 24 hours clock, inside the
DREAM 2
application it depends on the selected language, if it is English US, the clock will
be in AM/PM.
The LCD turn off time
– defines the delay for switching off the LCD display after detecting
no activity of the keyboard.
The Device name and ID number
– shows the name given to the unit by the user and
its ID number. The
Device name
can be changed through the
CONSOLE
or the
ADMINISTRATION
software. The
ID number
is unique to each CPU board and cannot
be changed. It is important to point out that all the information related with the controller
and stored in the
Data Base
, is associated with its ID number, so if for some reason the
CPU has to be replaced, the Service must be notified about the replacement by activating
the
REPLACE
command.
The Discharge
level
– depends on the type of backup battery used by the system. If it is
a deep discharge battery the setting should be “
Deep
” otherwise it should be “
Normal
”. At
“
Normal”
discharge the system will report low battery when the battery voltage drops
below 12v, at “
Deep”
discharge it will happen below 10.5v. When the system reaches the
low battery level, all activities will be halted, and a low battery alarm will be generated. If
the battery will keep losing another volt, the system will shut itself down.
Connection
– this is the place where the type of connection to the internet is defined.
The options are:
Network
- using Local Area Network (Ethernet) connection.
Modem
- using cellular modem or Netstick connection.
None
-no connection to the internet is needed.
If “Network” was selected, the subject “Modem” will become not accessible and vice
versa.
4.2
Network
By selecting
Network
connection we declare that the communication is meant to be via a
L
ocal
A
rea
N
etwork (
LAN
) or
Ethernet
supplied by a
Router
.
