Comtrol PortVision DX User Manual

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PortVision DX User Guide

The General tab contains the following information:

Basic Information

Network Settings

Action

buttons

Note: If you have secured the RocketLinx with a password, you must enter the user

name and password to access the General tab.

Refer to

Programming Network Information

for procedures for using this screen.

Basic Information

Description

Device Name

Managed RocketLinx Switches:

The field default value is Device and the last three pairs of digits from
the MAC address.

Unmanaged RocketLinx Switches:

This is name that was entered when the switch was added using the

Add New Device

option.

You can change the name by entering a new name in this field. The name
change displays on the Main screen after clicking Apply Changes.

Optionally, you can use the

Rename

option on the Main screen.

MAC Address

Managed RocketLinx Switches:

This field contains the MAC address of the managed RocketLinx that
you are configuring. You cannot change the MAC address of a
RocketLinx.

A MAC Address label is located on every managed RocketLinx. The
first three pairs of digits start with 00 C0 4E.

Unmanaged RocketLinx Switches:

This field is empty because unmanaged RocketLinx switches do not
have MAC addresses.

Serial Number

You can enter the serial number of the RocketLinx switch in the event you
require the serial number. There is a serial number label on the
RocketLinx.

Device Status

This is the

Status

that displays on the Main screen in the Device List pane.

Managed RocketLinx Switches:

ON-LINE means that the RocketLinx is powered on, PortVision DX
can access and be used to configure the device.

OFF-LINE means that the RocketLinx is not available to PortVision
DX. It may not be powered on or is not on the same network segment
as PortVision DX.

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