Rockwell Automation 2708-NNM Network Manager Software - Manual (Page 22)

Chapter 3
The Menus
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DH5 Network Manager V5.0 Mar 04, 1991 07:49:22 am
Configuration Options : (Yes/No) Parameters
Don’t wait for all units to come on line in startup : Yes
Start interactive mode after startup is completed : Yes
Use Request/Response Mode instead of Pulled Mode : No
Pause if all units don’t come on line in starup : No
Perform an immediate network rest in startup : Yes
Display all input from network on status line : No
Assume that this may be an alternate master : No
Don’t display program lines during download : No
Set the time on all units during startup : No
Exit after data collection is completed : No
Display system statistics in heading : No
Remote sites (modem accessed) : No
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NM can be configured so that it does n ot wait for all the workstations to
come online. This means that the operator would have to manually check the
Network Status menu specifically to determine if all the workstations are
operating correctly. By default, NM waits for all the workstations in the
configuration to come online before displaying the Main Menu.
NM defaults to interactive mode at startup. This means that after NM has
initiated communications the user is allowed to interact with NM, in other
words you can use all features of NM.
NM can be configured to use a special protocol called Request/Response. In
Request/Response mode, data sent and received from NM to the master is
verified by means of a checksum.
Note: The Master workstation’s ‘Comm Mode’ parameter in the ‘Comm
Menu’ of the configuration menus must be set to Request/Response also, for
this to work.
NM will pause, by default, if all the units don’t come online within the
specified amount of time.
This can be overridden.
NM can be configured to perform a network reset in its startup sequence. This
often provides a quicker method of bringing all the workstation online.
Displaying all inputs from the network on the status line can be enabled from
this menu.
The ‘Assume that this may be an Alternate Master’ field alerts NM that this
may be an alternate master and not the main master of the network.
The Main Menus (cont’d)