Navigating To The Nk Switchboard Interface; Navigating To The Configure Ips Dialog; Adding Connections To The Tree View In Dashboard; Using The Nk-Ips Connection Interface - Ross NK-IPS User Manual

Navigating to the NK Switchboard Interface

The NK Switchboard enables the routing matrix to be monitored and optionally controlled on any router on any
NK-IPS detected on the network. The NK Switchboard is configured using the NK Switchboard tab in DashBoard.
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It is recommended to configure the NK Switchboard globally before performing any switches.
To navigate to the NK Switchboard interface
1. Once DashBoard has been installed.
2. Click
If the Switchboard has already been opened in the work area, activating it from either the menu or the toolbar
will open it as a tab in DashBoard.

Navigating to the Configure IPS Dialog

From the Configure IPS dialog you can configure the number of inputs, outputs, and level, enable protects, and
machine control functions for each NK-IPS detected in the routing system.
To navigate to the Configure IPS dialog
1. Display the NK Switchboard interface as outlined in the procedure "To navigate to the NK Switchboard
interface" on page 20.
2. Click .
The Configure IPS dialog opens.

Adding Connections to the Tree View in DashBoard

Once you have assigned the NK-IPS a static IP Address, you can then manually add it to the Tree View. Manually
adding the NK-IPS displays its node in the Tree View, granting you access to the interfaces described in the chapter
"DashBoard Interface Overview" on page 37.

Using the NK-IPS Connection Interface

The NK-IPS Connection interface enables you to use DashBoard to locate an NK-IPS, select an NK-IPS to add
from the device list, or to manually add an NK-IPS by entering the network address. Information such as the device
name, IP Address, netmask, gateway, port number, serial number, and software version are available in the NK-IPS
Connection interface.
You begin by using the NK-IPS Connection interface to add an NK-IPS to the DashBoard Tree View and then
querying NK-IPS devices on the network.
To open to the NK-IPS Connection interface
1. Launch DashBoard.
2. In the main toolbar of DashBoard, select File > NK IPS Connection.
The NK-IPS Connection interface opens and lists the NK-IPS devices on the network.
20 • Configuration
from the toolbar.
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