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ADD AN IP DEVICE STATUS MONITOR
The IP device status monitor allows you to monitor the status of a networked device. Since almost every other VMX300(-E) device driver allows
you to monitor the status of that device, you would only need to use the IP device status monitor to keep track of an IP device that is not in the
VMX300(-E) system.
When you add an IP device status monitor to the VMX300(-E) system, it acts as a placeholder for the IP device. The IP device status monitor
periodically pings the IP device, and if the device fails to respond to the ping, then the following actions occur:
• The IP device status monitor’s Status read property is set to Alarm.
• The IP device status monitor icon flashes alternately between the two alarm colors.
If you define an alarm or event to be triggered when the IP device status monitor’s Status property equals Alarm, then you can script a response
and alert operators of the device status, so that they can take appropriate action.
Example: Configure a status monitor for an encoder/decoder that is not in the VMX300(-E) system. You can then define an alarm that prompts
an operator to ask a technician to troubleshoot the encoder/decoder if it remains inaccessible for more than a minute.
Before you can add a IP device status monitor to the server configuration, you must first start the device driver—either on the server workstation
or on the network—and then add the driver to the server configuration. Refer to the Device Drivers section for instructions.
1. Navigate the Object Browser tree to [project name] > Device Drivers > IP Monitor Driver > Devices.
2. Double-click <Add New Device>. The Add New Device dialog box appears.
You can also configure settings after you have added the device to the server configuration. Right-click the device, and then select Edit from
the pop-up menu. The Edit Properties dialog box appears, which contains the same tabs and fields as the Add New Device dialog box.
3. Configure the device settings, as described in the following sections.
4. Click OK to close the Add New Device dialog box.
CONFIGURE THE GENERAL TAB
Figure 132. General Tab for an IP Device Status Monitor
Use the General tab to name and describe the IP device status monitor. The status monitor name can be a maximum of 31 characters. You cannot
use single or double quotation marks in a name, but you can use any other letter, digit, or special character. Device names are not case sensitive.
The optional description appears in the Object Browser beside the device name.