Using The Base Url Field - DPS Telecom NetGuardian 216T User Manual

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Field Description
Unit Address IP address of the NetGuardian
The Subnet mask is a road sign to the NetGuardian telling it whether your packets
Subnet Mask should stay on your local network or be forwarded somewhere else on a wide area
network.
An important parameter if you are on a network that is connected to a wide area
Default Gateway
network. It tell the NetGuardian which machine is the gateway out of your local
network. Set to 255.255.255.255 if not using .
MAC Address Hardware address of the NetGuardian (not editable, for reference only).
DNS Address IP address of the domain name server. Set to 255.255.255.255 if not using.
Defines the NetGuardian TCP ports used by the data (serial) port. Data port 1
Proxy Base
receives the port number entered here.
DHCP Toggles the Dynamic Host Connection Protocol On or Off
The Base URL is the destination website address o the alarm point descriptions
Base URL
hyperlinks. See Section 2.4.3, "Using the Base URL Field."
Table 2.4.2.B. Fields in the Edit > Ports > Ethernet Port settings
2.4.3

Using the Base URL Field

The NetGuardian allows users to turn each alarm point description into a hyperlink. When utilized, the alarm
description for each alarm point that appears in the monitor mode (for base alarms, ping targets, or system
alarms) becomes a link that directs technicians/managers to specific Web pages or to other files viewable by a
Web browser. This allows users to create easily accessible informational databases on how to handle specific
alarm conditions or other instructions. The hyperlinked page or file will be displayed in the main window frame
of the NetGuardian Web browser. Follow the directions below to create hyperlinks for alarm point descriptions.
1. From the Edit Menu select Ports . Scroll down to the Base URL field (see Figure 2.4.2.1).
2. Enter your base URL (e.g.
alarm point descriptions based on the URL. Once the base URL is entered, the NetGuardian automatically
attaches a unique suffix to each alarm point. For example, if the base URL is
http://www.dpstelecom.com
http://www.dpstele.com/base1.html
http://www.dpstele.com/base2.html
3. To add a suffix other than
allows the user to specify the extension. For example, if the base URL is
http://www.dpstele.com/&pntID;.pdf
http://www.dpstele.com/base1.pdf/
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Hot Tip!
Any file type that is viewable in your Web browser (e.g. word document, PDF, txt, etc.) is a linkable file.
4. The same link structure applies to the Ping Alarms, System Alarms, and Analog Alarms fields. See Table
2.4.3.C for specific URL extension link information.
http://www.dpstelecom.com
the link for the base alarm at point 1 would be
, Base Alarm Point 2 would be
, and so on.
html
to the hyperlinks, insert the text
, the link for the base alarm at point 1 would be
). The NetGuardian creates the links from the
&pntID
; into the base URL. This