Device Properties
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Standard properties are shown in bold. Advanced properties are shown in italics. Displayed fields can be sorted in one of two ways by clicking the following icons: Initially only the basic fields are shown. To reveal all fields, click the Filter the list by entering all or part of a property name in the Filter box. |
The Device Properties editor displays information about the device and basic device configuration properties, arranged in the following categories:
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Device Identification
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Product Information
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Device Status
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Start-up Settings
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Real-Time Clock
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Ethernet Applications
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Scheduler
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LDAP
Properties
Device Identification
| Property | Description |
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Device Name |
Used to identify the device. |
Location |
The physical location of the device. |
Description |
Other identifying information for the device. |
Box number |
Physical address used for identification by the Dynalite system. |
Serial number |
The serial number of the device. |
Device location sequence |
Identifies devices sequentially on a series network, not required. |
Device number |
System Designer reference number. |
IPv4 Address |
32-bit network address expressed in decimal |
IPv6 Address |
128-bit network address expressed in hexadecimal (32 hexadecimal numbers) |
Product Information
| Property | Description |
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Product name |
These fields are populated automatically, and identify the product type, hardware, firmware and bootloader versions. |
Product category |
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Product type |
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Device code |
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PCB assembly |
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Model ID |
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Firmware version |
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Bootloader version |
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Has RTC |
(True/False) Device has a built-in real-time clock. |
Device Status
| Property | Description |
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Device status list |
These fields are populated automatically, and show information about device creation, modification, and current status. |
Date time created |
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Date time modified |
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Date time memory loaded |
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Date time memory saved |
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Date time task compiled |
Start-up Settings
| Property | Description |
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Metric polling startup delay (sec) |
If enabled, the device sends a DyNet sign-on message when turned on or reset. |
Start delay (rounded to 10 ms) |
Delay after startup before sending sign-on message. Maximum value: 00:30:000 (rounded to 10 ms). |
Real-Time Clock
| Property | Description |
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Broadcast time |
Enable or disable the real-time clock’s time reporting. Only one timeclock should broadcast to a spur, more than one could lead to time errors. |
Broadcast date |
Enable or disable the real-time clock’s date reporting. |
Broadcast interval (seconds) |
The real-time clock reporting interval 1-65534 seconds. The default is 600 seconds (10 minutes). |
Network Time Protocol |
Enable or disable Network Time Protocol (NTP). Enable for cloud. |
NTP Polling Interval (days) |
The polling interval for Network Time Protocol (NTP). |
NTP Hostname |
The hostname for Network Time Protocol (NTP). Set to a valid NTP server name or IP address. NTP servers use port 123. |
Ethernet Applications
| Property | Description |
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Web server |
Enable or disable web service. |
Secure connection (HTTP/HTTPS) |
Select supported web server protocol. HTTPS is recommended. (PDEG, PDDEG-S only) |
Authentication required for |
Specifies when web service authentication is required. Select:
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Starting web page |
The default web page. The Control app uses Index.htm. (PDEG, PDDEG-S only) |
Web server caching |
Enable or disable web server caching. Certain browsers such as Safari require caching to be disabled to work. (PDEG, PDDEG-S only) |
CGI Timeout (milliseconds) |
Changes the CGI command timeout period. Default = 1000. |
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) |
Enable or disable FTP. (PDEG only) |
FTP timeout (seconds) |
Number of seconds or no timeout. (PDEG only) |
Telnet |
Enable or disable Telnet. (PDEB, PDEG only) |
Telnet timeout (seconds) |
Number of seconds or no timeout. (PDEB, PDEG only) |
Scheduler
| Property | Description |
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Event schedule |
Enable or disable all the event schedules. |
Reserved event schedule records |
The number of reserved event schedule records. Default = 100. |
Reserved task length (bytes) |
Default minimum reserved length of task list. Default = 200. |
Grace Period (minutes) |
Task grace period. |
Reserved event schedule name (bytes) |
Reserved bytes for UTF-8 text of event schedule. Default = 40. |
Reserved special event records |
The number of reserved special event records. Default = 5. |
Reserved special event name (bytes) |
Reserved bytes for UTF-8 text of special event Default = 40. |
Reserved public holiday records |
The number of reserved public holiday records Default = 15. |
Reserved public holiday name (bytes) |
Reserved bytes for UTF-8 text of public holiday Default = 40. |
LDAP
| Property | Description |
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Enabled |
Enable or disable LDAP. if set, Lightweight Directory Protocol (LDAP) configuration is applied to the device. |
Port |
Standard LDAP port numbers are automatically selected for the user when they change the Encryption type. Port 636 is used for LDAP running over secure sockets layer transport (SSL). LDAP over SSL is sometimes called LDAPS. Port 389 is a default port used for both secure and unsecure methods. The secure method requires Encryption Type property set to LDAP + StartTLS |
Timeout (seconds) |
Timeout value used for requests to the LDAP server. May be further restricted by the [LDAP] server’s configured maximum time. |
Authentication Type |
None - No Authentication |
Encryption Type |
Both LDAPS and LDAP + StartTLS are encrypted. Selection depends on what the site uses. |
Host name |
LDAP server’s hostname or an IP address. |
Base DN |
The LDAP subtree for users that will be allowed to use the service. |
Admin group |
Users must be a member of this LDAP group to allow access. |