Introduction, 1 introduction – ProSoft Technology 5201-104S-103M User Manual
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Introduction Web
Server
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
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September 28, 2005
1 Introduction
This document contains a description of the facilities offered on the Web Server
available on all network-enabled ProLinx Communication Gateways, Inc.
modules. The server provides remote interfacing of the module with any Web
browser to user constructed HTML pages that are present on the module. The
steps in implementing this feature are as follows:
1
Set up the network parameters in the module's WATTCP.CFG file found in
the root directory.
2
Design your Web-page stack on paper and determine the database elements
required on each page.
3
Build a set of Web pages to interface with the virtual database of the module.
4
Test the Web pages built to be certain all links and image files are present.
5
Download all files required to the C:\ (root) directory on the module. You may
need to remove the existing set of files before downloading the new file set.
6
If the application program on the unit is not running, restart the module by
pressing the Reset Pushbutton.
7
Open the Web browser on your computer and connect to the home page of
the module. You can name the home page anything you want, but most home
pages are named INDEX.HTM. If you only supply the IP address as the URL
in your browser, the module will default to the INDEX.HTM page. Therefore, it
is recommended that the home page be named INDEX.HTM.
8
Test out your Web pages to be certain all links and image files are present.
9
Check all data entry fields on forms in the Web pages to be certain the data is
posted to the virtual database of the module.
If you do not have any familiarity with HTML, there are many good books and
software packages that can aid in your development. You should be able to start
with the Web pages provided by ProLinx Communication Gateways, Inc. and
customize them for your application. The best method is to start with simple
pages and advance to more complex pages after you understand the HTML
language.