Chapter 7 Device Configuring Using EMS
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GbE Socket Properties
Use the GbE Socket Properties dialog to view and configure the selected GbE port. By default
all sockets are associated with both GbE ports.
To display the GbE Socket properties:
1. Select the required GbE Socket icon in the Physical Input box on the Device Explorer tab.
2. Click Properties on the EMS toolbar.
The GbE Socket Properties dialog displays.
The GbE Socket Properties dialog comprises of a General and an Advanced tab.
GbE Socket General properties tab:
Enabled – You can enable or disable each socket.
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General parameters box:
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Unicast / Multicast – You can select either Unicast or Multicast.
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Destination IP Address – You can configure the same Destination IP Address and UDP
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Port for several sockets if you define the Source Specific Multicast and the Source IP
Addresses are different. When the IP Address Type is Unicast, the ProView 7000™ uses
the active port IP address. When the IP Address Type is Multicast, you must enter the
multicast IP address. The default is 238.1.1.X (X is the socket number).
UDP Port – You can configure the same IP Address and UDP Port for several sockets if
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you define the Source Specific Multicast and the Source IP Addresses are different. The
source UDP range is 0 – 65535. The default is 1024.
Source Specific Multicast (SSM) – You can configure Source Specific Multicast when
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using Multicast addresses to accept only data packets with a matching source address.
When SSM is disabled, the device accepts all packets with destination IPs and ports that
match the socket regardless of their source IP.
Source IP Address – Enable Source Specific Multicast to enter an SSM source IP address.
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Connectivity box – Displays the multiplex ins and physical GbE ports associated with the
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socket.
Status box
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