Honeywell X Series User Manual page 138

NOTICE
The Password NetSync function in the X-Series recorders uses a Peer to Peer communications protocol to
synchronize passwords between the various recorders within the Network Synchronization Group. While
these systems have been rigorously tested with various network topologies, Honeywell cannot guarantee
that it will work with every combination of network switches, hubs and other Ethernet network communications
equipment and settings. Users of the Password NetSync function who experience issues with the recorders
not being found or losing contact between various Password Slaves and the Password Master will need to
troubleshoot their own network to insure proper operation of the Password NetSync function.
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13. When a password is changed or recorders are added or removed from a password
group, a password synchronisation occurs automatically.
14. A password group can be set up from the Master recorder without assigning all the
slaves required. You may not know the names of the recorders for the password group
at that time. When the password group is established each recorder you want to add to
the password group can be visited and added as a slave to the password group.
15. A login failure on any recorder in a password group, after 3 tries (or whatever is set up
in the Master), will lock that user from all recorders in that password group. Contact
your Password "Administrator" to reset the password from the master recorder only.
16. Slave recorders have limited access to the Password Net Sync system; a user pass-
word can be changed and sent out to update all the other recorders. Slaves can also
leave a group or promote themselves to Master. All the password (Admin) configuration
must be executed through the Master recorder.
17. Maximum slaves in any one password group are 31.
18. Maximum size of any peer to peers network is 32 recorders.
19. Stand alone recorders that already contain a password configuration will have their
password configuration overwritten when they become part of a password group.
20. A new Master can be elected from any Slave recorder in the password group by going
to the Type field in the "Pwd NetSync" dialog that is available from the Menu->Config-
ure->Passwords menu and selecting Master. Any existing Master will automatically be
relegated to a Slave, and if the current password group Master was down at the time
then it will be relegated to be a Slave the next time it comes online at start up.
Notes
1. Password NetSync is heavily dependent on a reliable network. If the system seems to
be suffering from apparently poor network connectivity then try splitting the password
group up into multiple password groups, with each group on a separate Set. Please see
the Manual for more details on Sets.
2. Running Password NetSync without the Master of the password group powered-up and
connected to the network is an error condition. Please rectify this situation as soon as
possible as Password NetSync cannot be expected to function properly without a pass-
word group Master being present.
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