WaveWare Adaptive AlphaNet - Manual (Page 33)

Step-by-step tutorial in setting up connection devices, sites, and groups
2 — Installing AlphaNET™ 3.0 software and setting up sites 33
Creating the Sales site — a LAN example
9. A
fter making the R & D site, we’ll create the Sales site, which
consists of two signs (see “Schematic of the tutorial company” on
page 18). First, select File>New Site:
10. A
fter selecting New Site, the Site Editor window appears:
Table 9: Sales setup (1 of 4): Site Editor (Site Info) window
Item Name Directions
A Site Name Type Sales.
B
Full Color
[RGB]
Capable
Check this box when using an AlphaEclipse™
PureColor™ 3600 Series display sign (full color, not
monochrome.) Also, select Alpha 3.0 under
Compatibility.
C
Use as an
Editor
transmit site
See “R & D setup (1 of 4): Site Editor (Site Info)
window” on page 30.
D Compatibility
E
Connection
Device Because the Sales sign is connected by an Alpha®
Ethernet Adapter, select Ethernet Adapter.
F IP Address
Specify the 4-node Internet Protocol address for this
sign. See your network administrator if you do not know
this address. See the Networking Alpha® Signs manual
(pn 97000112) for information about assigning an
address to an ethernet adapter.
G
Enable error
checking
Check this if you want the software to verify that a sign
received messages sent to it. When this option is on,
errors will be recorded in the error log of
Communications Manager.
E
F
A
D
G
C
B