Controls

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Device properties


Monitor
Power Supply	The actual voltages provided by the power supply to various components.
Temp	Temperature in degrees centigrade measured at the CPU and at another position inside the case (Sys).


Serial <protocol>
Status	The current status of device.
Listening	Lit (green) when the device is operational and waiting for data to arrive.
Clear Counters	Resets all the counters at the bottom of the tab.
Bytes In	The number of bytes received by the device.
Bytes Out	The number of bytes transmitted by the device.
Activity	Lit yellow when data is being transmitted or received.
Comm port	The comm port and serial protocol to use for data transfer.
Bits per sec	The baud rate (speed) for data transfer.
Data bits	The number of data bits in each character. Baudot uses 5, true ASCII uses 7. We recommend using 8, as this can be used for any type of data.
Parity	Specifies that an extra bit is to be included in the data transmission. This can be used for error detection.
	none	No parity bit is sent. Error detection is handled by the communication protocol.
	even	The parity bit is set to 1 if the number of ones in the set of bits is odd, therefore making the number of ones even.
	odd	The parity bit is set to 1 if the number of ones in the set of bits is even, therefore making the number of ones odd.
	mark	Parity bit is always set to the mark signal condition (logical 1).
	space	Parity bit is always set to the space signal condition.
Stop bits	Bits sent at the end of every character to signify the end of the character in the data transmission. Normally, 1 stop bit is used.
Rear mode	The operating mode for a data port that supports more than one mode. For example, RS-422 or RS-485.


BOOTP
Status	Lit green when the BOOTP server is running. Lit red when the server has stopped.
Served	The number of IP addresses that the BOOTP server has allocated to devices on the network since the nControl unit was last booted.
Failed	The number of requests for IP addresses that were unfulfilled. A failure can occur when all the IP addresses in the range have already been allocated and a further request for an IP address arrives. The list of available IP addresses changes when addresses are allocated to devices and when addresses are reclaimed from devices when they are no longer required.
Message	A status message indicating that a task has been completed successfully, or that a problem has occurred.


Discovery
Status	Lit green when the SNMP discovery feature is enabled. Lit red when the feature is disabled.
Count	The number of devices found during the last scan for devices on the network.
Refresh	Starts the discovery process.
Message	A status message indicating that a task has been completed successfully, or that a problem has occurred.


Net Ctl <protocol>
Status	The current status of the network control service.
Listening	Lit green when the service is operational and waiting for data to arrive.
Clear Counters	Resets all the counters at the bottom of the tab.
Bytes In	The number of bytes received by the service.
Bytes Out	The number of bytes transmitted by the service.
Commands	The number of commands that the service has received.
Errors	The number of commands that did not execute because they could not be parsed or failed when they were executed.


Redundancy
Active Host Information
Host Name	The name of the nTouch 180 unit that is currently active. This will change to the name of the standby unit if it takes over. This name is specified on the Network page of the web user interface.
Power Off	Powers down the unit. Note: When you click this button, you will lose contact with the unit and no longer be able to control it until it has been switched back on and booted.
Failover	Switches control over to the standby unit. This is useful for testing the backup system once it has been configured, or manually switching over to the standby unit when the active unit has stopped functioning.
Standby Host Information
Host Name	The name of the standby unit.
Address	The IP address of the standby unit.
State	The status of the standby unit.
Last Sync	The date and time the standby unit last synchronized with the active unit.
Status	Lit (green) when NWare can contact the standby nTouch 180 unit. If this LED is unlit, check that the redundancy settings on the Special tab of the nTouch 180 web UI are correct.