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Port Expander Mode - PEX Mode .................................................................................................... 57
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8.1 How Port Expansion Works .......................................................................................................... 57
8.2 Advantages of Port Expander Mode............................................................................................. 57
8.3 Limitations of Port Expander Mode .............................................................................................. 57
8.4 Port Expander Write Options ........................................................................................................ 57
8.5 Handling of Successive Writes to the Same Point ....................................................................... 58
8.6 Port Expansion Configuration ....................................................................................................... 58
9 Timing Parameters............................................................................................................................. 59
9.1 Line Drive Parameters .................................................................................................................. 61
9.2 Suppressing Squelch on Half Duplex Communications ............................................................... 61
9.2.1 Setting Parameter Values ..................................................................................................... 63
9.2.2 Statistics ................................................................................................................................ 63
9.3 Enable on RS-232 Port ................................................................................................................. 63
10 Use of SSL/TLS for Secure Connection .......................................................................................... 64
10.1 Configuring FieldServer as a SSL/TLS Server ............................................................................. 64
10.1.1 Simple Secure Server Configuration ..................................................................................... 64
10.1.2 Limiting Client Access ........................................................................................................... 65
10.1.2.1 Uploading Authority File to FieldServer ........................................................................ 65
10.1.3 Certificate Validation Options ................................................................................................ 66
10.1.4 Set up Server Certificate ....................................................................................................... 66
10.2 Configuring FieldServer as SSL/TLS Client ................................................................................. 67
10.2.1 Simple Secure Client Configuration ...................................................................................... 67
10.2.2 Limit Server Access ............................................................................................................... 67
10.2.3 Certificate Validation Options ................................................................................................ 67
10.2.4 Set up Client Certificate ......................................................................................................... 67
Appendix A. Useful Features ................................................................................................................... 68
Appendix A.1. Using Comments ............................................................................................................. 68
Appendix A.2. Using Conditional Process Statements ........................................................................... 68
Appendix A.3. Disabling the Client Side of a Configuration .................................................................... 69
Appendix A.3.1. Disabling a Node ....................................................................................................... 69
Appendix A.4. Disabling Statistics Display .............................................................................................. 70
Appendix A.5. DHCP Client Options ....................................................................................................... 70
Appendix B. Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................. 71
Appendix B.1. Moves Performance ......................................................................................................... 71
Appendix B.2. Restart Cause Table ........................................................................................................ 71
Appendix C. Reference ............................................................................................................................. 72
Appendix C.1. Working with the Driver Manuals ..................................................................................... 72
Appendix C.1.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 72
Appendix C.1.2. Driver Manuals as Part of the Documentation Set .................................................... 72
Appendix C.2. Default Settings for Parameters ...................................................................................... 72
Appendix C.3. Available Data Types for Data Arrays ............................................................................. 73
Appendix C.4. Permissible Values for Configuration File Variables ....................................................... 73
Appendix C.4.1. Common Information ................................................................................................ 74
Appendix C.4.2. Data Arrays ............................................................................................................... 75
Appendix C.4.3. Data Array Function .................................................................................................. 75
Appendix C.4.4. Connections/Adapters ............................................................................................... 76
Appendix C.4.5. Nodes ........................................................................................................................ 77
Appendix C.4.6. Map Descriptors ........................................................................................................ 80
Appendix C.5. Valid Characters for Common Fields in Configuration Files ............................................ 81
Appendix C.6. Kernel Error Messages and Descriptions ........................................................................ 82
Appendix C.7. Networking Glossary of Terms ........................................................................................ 85
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