Comtrol PortVision DX - Manual (Page 22)

PortVision DX User Guide
Device Status Description
green) the Add New Device feature, you can choose to display the switch to ON-
LINE or OFF-LINE. You can change the status using the General tab on the
Properties screen. PortVision DX cannot poll unmanaged switches to
determine whether they are on-line or not.
If polling has been disabled (set to 0 seconds) in the Options screen, a
device can display as ON-LINE in the Device List pane but actually be off-
line. You can open the General tab on the Properties screen to verify that it
displays ON-LINE.
ON-LINE (TCP) The device is on-line and has a TCP connection with PortVision DX.
Rebooting The device is rebooting and will be initialized before it goes ON-LINE.
Failed to upload
The device did not load the firmware. Make sure are trying to load the
correct firmware. Try uploading the firmware a second time before contacting
Technical Support.
192.168.250.250
*
If two or more devices share the same network configuration, the IP
addresses appear in maroon and an asterisk is displayed after the IP
address.
Device List Details Pane
The Device List Details pane is empty if you do not have a device highlighted in the Device List.
If you highlight a device in Device List, the Device List Details pane two panels display
accordingly:
• The top panel displays an image of the selected device (if available).
• The lower panel displays the notes associated to the device using the
Edit Notes feature.
If there are not any notes associated with the device, the bottom panel displays Use menu or
toolbar to add notes in this area.
The text window allows you to save information about a device. You can store up to 2048
characters (2K) of information about this device.
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