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Controlling a generator remotely
In addition to controlling the generator using the front panel keys, you can also control the
generator from a remote PC either through the Virtual Front Panel Web-based interface or
the command line interface.
Using the Virtual Front Panel to operate a generator remotely
The 882 generator has a built-in Web server that provides a graphical interface called the
Virtual Front Panel to control the generator. With the Virtual Front Panel, you can perform
the same tasks as you would with the generator’s front panel. To use the Virtual Front
Panel on your PC you must have the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5 or later
installed on your PC. You can download the JRE from
http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_ie.jsp . For more information about using the
Virtual Front Panel, see “ Working with the Virtual Front Panel ” on page 21.
Maintaining the generator’s file system using the Generator
FTP Browser
If you create objects on a PC, such as images or formats, you can copy these objects to a
generator if you want the generator to load them locally. For example, you may want to
create a new image on the file server PC, and then copy the image to certain generators in
your production environment. The Generator FTP Browser enables you to copy files
between the file server PC and the generators.
You can also use the Generator FTP Browser to copy files between media in the
generator. For example, you can update the generator’s PC card with the generator’s flash
memory or update the flash memory with files on the PC card. You can also update the
media of one generator with the contents of another generator’s media.
For more information about using the Generator FTP Browser,
see “
Working with the Generator FTP Browser ” on page 24.
Operating the generator remotely through the command line interface
You can operate the generator remotely using the command line interface through either a
Telnet session over an Ethernet LAN or the command terminal on the Virtual Front Panel
Web page. For instructions on connecting to the generator using Telnet, see “
Establishing
a Telnet session with the generator ” on page 34. For instructions on using the command
terminal through the Virtual Front Panel, see “ Working with the CMD (Command)
Terminal ” on page 23.