Vaisala viewLinc-4.1-M211518 User Manual

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Appendix: FAQs & Troubleshooting

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following at a command prompt: ping <IP address
of the device>

.

4

If there is communication between the device and the

network, check that the Vaisala-supplied cable

connecting the device to the device is connected

properly. If the light on the cable is solid red, there is a

problem with the network device or device cable. Ensure

your device has been configured to use RealPort (see

www.vaisala.com/lifescience-hitech for more). If this still

doesn’t fix the problem, go to step 6.

5

If the light on the cable is working correctly but you are

still getting communication alarms, go into Device

Manager on the viewLinc computer and ensure the

device is still installed. Under the Multiport serial adaptor

category in Device Manager, you should see an entry for

the device with the address you configured. If you don't

see this, try connecting another working device, or

reinstall the device.

6

If the light on the cable is not working properly, open

vLog and determine if the cable can communicate with

the device. If there is a problem with the device

communicating with the graphing application, it is likely

the device or device cable is not functioning properly. Try

connecting the device to a new device, or to a computer

using USB, and see if you can connect to it in vLog.

Q: I'm in viewLinc and trying to transfer device files to a network
location but it isn't working. What do I do?

A: First, ensure you are using the full network path to the

network directory (for example, \\ComputerName\etc.), not a

mapped drive letter. Also, ensure that the account that's

running viewLinc has write permissions to the folder where

you're attempting to transfer the device files. The account

that's running viewLinc was set during installation. See

information on installing viewLinc in Chapter 1 of this guide,

or online help.

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