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Connecting to a Device Server
50 IOLAN Device Server User’s Guide, Version 1.0
Connecting to a Device Server
To connect to a Device Server, double-click on the Device Server in the Device Server List . You
will be prompted for the Admin Password.
If the authentication and connection are successful, the Device Server’s Server Info window is
displayed.
If you cannot connect to a Device Server, you can highlight the Device Server and click the
Ping
button to verify that that DeviceManager can communicate with the Device Server’s IP Address. If
the ping times out, then you might need to set up a Gateway in your Device Server or verify that your
network is communicating correctly.
Managing a Device Server
Once you are connected to a Device Server, you can edit its configuration, download a new
configuration, save the configuration to file, perform administrative tasks, and view statistics about
the Device Server and its network environment.
DeviceManager Work Flow
When you connect to a Device Server, the Device Server’s configuration is automatically uploaded to
the Device Server. Before you make any changes to the configuration, you probably want to save the
configuration locally, to make a backup file of the configuration. Use the navigation panel to select
the feature that you want to edit. After you make all your changes to a configuration window, you
must click the
Apply button to submit those changes. When you have completed all of your
configuration edits, select Tools , Download Configuration to Unit . If you want your changes to take
effect at this point, select Tools , Reboot Server .
Creating/Editing Configuration Files
You can create and edit Device Server configuration files. When you open a new configuration file,
the configuration file contains the Device Server’s factory default settings.
Working With the Device Server Configuration
When you connect to a Device Server, the configuration that is saved to FLASH is automatically
uploaded to the DeviceManager. It is suggested that you save the working configuration to a file as a
backup precaution by selecting
Tools , Save Configuration to File . You can then make any edits to
the configuration and download it back to the Device Server by selecting Tools , Download
Configuration to Unit . The downloaded configuration does not take effect until you reboot the
Device Server by selecting Tools , Reboot Server . If you want to continue managing/configuring the
Device Server, you can reconnect to the Device Server after it has been rebooted.