Locking/Unlocking Settings In Remote System Explorer - National Instruments FieldPoint FP-2000 User Manual

Once you modify the list, any IP Address that does not have any matching entry is
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denied access to the FP-20xx.

Locking/Unlocking Settings in Remote System Explorer

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• To add a host machine to the list, enter its IP address in the
IP Pattern edit box, select the desired access type (Read/Write,
Read Only, or Deny Access) from the Access Type list, then click
Add. You can use the * wildcard when specifying the IP address.
For example, to give Read/Write access to all hosts, enter
IP Pattern edit box, or to deny access to all machines on the
111.222.333 subnet, enter
edit box.
• To remove a host machine from the list, either click the entry or
type the entry in the IP Pattern edit box, then click Remove or
press the <Del> key.
• To change the order of the entries in the list, select an entry and
click the up arrow or down arrow button that is located next to the
Access List. A new entry is always added to the end of the list.
You can have multiple matching entries for a given IP address.
In that case, the first entry that matches the IP address is used,
starting from the bottom of the list.
• To save the IP Access List to a file to be used for other FP-20xx
modules, select the Save checkbox and enter a file name.
4. Once you are satisfied with the changes, click OK. A dialog box
appears, prompting you for the password. After you enter the password
and click OK, your changes are applied to the FP-20xx.
After you configure the FP-20xx, you can lock the settings made in Remote
System Explorer with a password to prevent others on your network from
changing the configuration. In addition, a host PC on the network cannot
target LabVIEW RT to the FP-20xx without a password unless the host is
in the RT Target: Access list.
Complete the following steps to lock or unlock the settings made in Remote
System Explorer:
1. Right-click the Comm Resource in FieldPoint Explorer, choose Edit
this comm resource, and click Browse to launch Remote System
Explorer.
2. Click the network module, then select Tools»Lock/Unlock Device.
A checkmark by this menu item indicates that the device is locked.
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