Configuration Lock; Locking The Device Configuration; Unlocking The Device Configuration - Omron DEVICENET SAFETY - CONFIGURATION MANUAL 05-2005 System Configuration Manual

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Configuration Lock

Perform user testing after verifying the device parameters. Checking all the operations of the device using
user testing indicates that the device parameters have been verified by the user.
The configuration lock symbol indicates that the user test has completed.
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Locking the Device Configuration

After the user testing, lock the configuration using either of the following methods. This function is enabled
only when the Network Configurator is online. Also, to lock the configuration, verification of the device must
have been completed already.
(1) Select one or more devices, and then select Device - Parameter - Lock from the menu bar.
(2) Select one or more devices, and then click each device and select Parameter - Lock.
Next, the password input window for the device will be displayed. Enter the password of the selected devices
and click the OK Button.
When selecting multiple devices and setting the same device password for all the devices, select the Use
this password for all device check box in the following dialog box, and then entering passwords will no longer
be necessary for each device.
After the configuration lock has completed, the safety symbol attached to the device icon in
the virtual network will change to a symbol of a lock, which indicates that the configuration
lock has completed.
IMPORTANT:
Note: – After performing a configuration lock for all the devices, make sure to save the net-
work configuration file.
– The symbol that indicates that the configuration lock has been done ensures that the device has
been tested. This information is saved in the device itself as well as in the network configuration file.
– Once the configuration lock has been performed, you cannot download the parameters to the de-
vice. To change the parameters, release the configuration lock.
– When verified device parameters are edited, the Verified configuration parameter symbol will dis-
appear. The device parameters must be verified again.
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Unlocking the Device Configuration

The configuration must be unlocked to change device parameters for which a configuration lock has been
performed. Unlock the configuration for the selected devices using any of the following methods. This func-
tion is enabled only when the Network Configurator is online.
(1) Select one or more devices, and then select Device - Parameter - Unlock from the menu bar.
(2) Select one or more devices, and then right-click each device and select Parameter - Unlock.
Next, the password input window for the device will be displayed. As in 2-9-1 Locking the Device Configura-
tion (page 48), enter the password for the selected devices and click the OK Button.
When the configuration unlock has completed, the safety symbol attached to the device
icon in the virtual network will return to the Verified configuration parameter symbol.
Note: When changing the device parameters after a configuration unlock, lock the config-
uration after verifying the parameters again.
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Operation of the device must be tested before lock the configuration.
Section 2: Basic Operation of the Network Configurator