Manage Other Devices Menu - Viewing Discovered Devices - AMX NetLinx NI-3101-SIG Operation/Reference Manual

NetLinx Security within the Web Server
If the manufacturer device does not support Dynamic Device Discovery (DDD)
beaconing, you must use the Add New Device page to both create and manage
those values necessary to add a dynamic physical device. This process is described
in detail within the following section.

Manage Other Devices Menu - Viewing Discovered Devices

This page (FIG. 68) provides a listing with all of the dynamic devices that have been discovered in the
system.
FIG. 68 View Discovered Devices page
Mousing-over a listed entry presents a popup which displays all of the properties associated with the
physical device. If the physical device is bound to an application device, the associated application
device's "friendly name" will be displayed in the Binding column. The Module Available column
indicates if a Duet module is currently available on the system for the target physical device (the results
are: yes, no, or unknown).
For each physical device, a Search button is provided which initiates a search for compatible modules.
Modules that are retrieved from either the Internet or from the manufacturer's device are then placed into
the /unbound directory and automatically overwrite any existing module of the same name.
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If the Module Search via the Internet option has been previously enabled (via the
corresponding button within the Configure Binding Options section of the Manage Other
Devices page), the search includes a query of the AMX online database for a compatible
module based on the device's properties.
If the device specified a URL in its DDD beacon, the file is retrieved from the URL either over
the Internet or from the physical device itself, provided the device has an inboard HTTP or
FTP server.
If Module Search via Internet is NOT enabled, the search does NOT query the AMX online
database nor will it pull any manufacturer specified URLs that do not match the IP Address of
the physical device itself.
Listing of the discovered
Dynamic Devices
NI-3101-SIG Signature Series NetLinx Integrated Controller
Properties of the
discovered physical
device
(displayed via a
mouse-over
popup dialog)