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SDC Ultra Networking
Protocol Used: FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
Setup Requirements
1. A TCP/IP network with DHCP service. SDC Ultra™ is basically a Win
Embedded XP machine. It sends out a DHCP query to request an IP
address.
2. An FTP service running with anonymous login enabled.
3. A Secure FTP server needs to be installed and configured in the same
way as the other FTP server.
Instructions
1. Enter the IP address of the FTP server (and not the SDC Ultra) into the
SDC Ultra “Network” tab in the “Config” menu.
2. Create a folder named SDC in the default path of the FTP Server. In
this folder, create a folder for the Username. For example, if you have
anonymous FTP service running on a server with an IP address of
10.2.101.26, and you have a folder called JOHND in the SDC folder
in the default path of the anonymous login, then you should enter
10.2.101.26 in the network tab as the ‘FTP Address’ and JOHND as the
‘Username.’
3. Press ‘Add’ so that SDC Ultra will remember the username and the FTP
Address in the list. SDC Ultra can remember up to 20 usernames and
FTP addresses.
4. Select the Write Videos check box on the Network tab if you want to
write videos to the network.
5. To save the images and videos, press the Save to Network button
from the Save menu. A confirmation screen will display. Check the
anonymous login checkbox.
Note
The SDC Ultra checks the server for a response. If it gets a valid
response, it performs an anonymous FTP login. It then changes
directory to the directory corresponding to the current Username
(JOHND, in current example). It does not create a new directory
based on the Username. This avoids creation of multiple directories
if someone accidentally enters a wrong/invalid Username. Therefore,
you have to enter a Username for the FTP to work.
Note
SDC Ultra creates a folder which contains the first five characters of
the patient’s last name. All the images and videos (if selected) are then
transferred to this folder.
