Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Installation Guide - Manual (Page 33)

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 (Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows Server 2012)
Press the Windows button+X, select Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, click Appearance and Personalization.
3. Under Personalization, click Change the theme.
On the Themes tab, in the Theme list, click Windows Classic, and then click OK.
For Windows XP or Windows Server 2003
1. Select Start > Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, double-click Displays.
3. On the Themes tab, from the Theme list, select Windows Classic, and then click
OK.
Manually configure NICs and switch ports
The NIC (Network Interface Card) is the hardware in a computer that lets it connect to
other devices on the network. A switch manages traffic on the Ethernet network. Some
switches allow ports (physical connections) to be configured individually.
The link speed and duplex settings for network connections can be auto-negotiated (the
device determines the best way to communicate), or manually configured (settings are
hard coded).
Many NICs also offer a power-saving feature that turns off the network card if it is not
being used. This setting sometimes interferes with the ability of the computer to receive
data, causing errors such as wireframes, stale data, and other failures. To prevent these
errors, disable power saving for your computer’s network interface cards. For details, see
“To disable power saving for the NIC”, on page 21.
For FactoryTalk View SE applications, it is recommended that you use managed switches
across the control system network and that you manually configure the same link speed
and duplex setting for all network connections into the managed switches.
It is also recommended that you manually configure the managed switch ports, using the
same settings. To learn how to configure switch ports, see the product documentation
provided with the switches you are using.
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