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GE TCP/IP Ethernet Communications Communication adapter
GE TCP/IP Ethernet Communications Communication adapter
Station Manager Overview
The Station Manager is a built-in function of an Ethernet interface. The Station Manager function can be used to monitor the Ethernet interface itself and check its operation on the network. If a problem occurs, the Station Manager may be used to pinpoint the source.
The Station Manager provides:
▪ An interactive set of commands that can be used to interrogate and control the Ethernet interface.
▪ The ability to observe and modify internal statistics, an exception log, and advanced user parameters.
▪ Password security for commands that change the Ethernet interface parameters or states.
Communicating with the Station Manager Remotely
To communicate with the Station Manager from a terminal connected to another node on the network, use the Station Manager REM(ote) command to establish communications with the PACSystems Ethernet interface, then enter the command to be executed by the Ethernet interface. When invoked remotely, the Station Manager software processes the command as if it had been entered locally. The Station Manager then automatically directs output from the command over the network to the station that issued the request. If another terminal is also connected to the Ethernet interface and running the Station Manager locally, there is no indication at the local Station Manager terminal that a remote command is being processed.
Both the local and remote access share the same security level. See the LOGIN and LOGOUT command descriptions.
How the Station Manager can provide diagnostic information when setting up the Ethernet interface.
▪ Types of Station Manager Commands
▪ Monitor Commands
▪ Modify Commands
▪ Station Manager Commands for Monitor or Modify Mode
▪ Entering Commands and Reading the Display
▪ Entering Command Parameters
▪ Station Manager Display Format
▪ Checking IP Addresses
▪ Checking the IP Address of the Ethernet Interface
▪ Verifying that the IP Address of the Ethernet Interface is Unique
▪ Changing the Backup Parameters of the Ethernet Interface
▪ Changing the Backup Configuration Parameters
▪ Changing the Backup Advanced User Parameters
▪ Testing Communications on the Network
▪ Using the Station Manager for Network Troubleshooting
▪ Displaying Information about a Node
▪ Viewing the Exception Log
▪ Checking the Network Connection
Verifying that the IP Address of the Ethernet interface is Unique
Make sure the Ethernet interface does not have the same IP address as another node.
1. Disconnect the LAN cable from the Ethernet interface.
2. Log on to another device on the network
3. From the other device, ping the IP address assigned to the Ethernet interface.
Changing the Backup Configuration Parameters
Use the CHSOSW command to change the following backup parameters for the Ethernet interface:
▪ IP address
▪ Subnet mask
▪ Gateway IP address
▪ SNTP timestamp synchronization for Ethernet global data
▪ Maximum simultaneous web server connections (CPU Ethernet interface only).
▪ Maximum number of simultaneous FTP connections.
▪ Station Manager port data rate (4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200)
▪ Station Manager port parity (NONE, ODD, EVEN)
▪ Station Manager port flow control (NONE, HARDWARE)
APPLICATIONS
• Simulation
• Instrumentation
• Industrial control
• Process control and monitoring
• Factory automation
• Intelligent networked PLC controllers
• Automated test
• Data acquisition
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