Firmware Pages and Descriptions
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Modero VG Series Touch Panels - Instruction Manual
Using the Connection Utility
1. Press the Too ls button in the Protected Setup Navigation Buttons section. This opens the Tools menu.
2. Within the Tools menu, press the Connection Utility button. This launches the Connection Utility popup.
3. Move the panel throughout your wireless network, and changes within the utility. The Connection Information notes the IP of
the connected master and the IP of your panel. The Wireless Information indicates the current wireless connection method for
the panel, e.g., the MAC Address for the WAP currently in use. The Connection Statistics show the current quality of the panel
connection.
4. Push Close when you are done using the Connection Utility tool.
Wireless Settings Page
The Wireless Settings page (FIG. 129) sets the communication information for the installed wireless interface card. This
information includes its corresponding IP communication parameters, wireless communication settings, and read the device
number assigned to the Modero panel. These panels can use the optional NXA-PCI80211G wireless card for wireless
communication. This card also supports Wired Encryption Protocol (WEP) encryption of 64-bit and 128-bit key lengths.
Refer to both the Wireless Settings Page - Wireless Access Overview section on page 79 and Configuring a Wireless
Connection section on page 80 for more detailed information of setting up the Modero panel for wireless network access.
The elements of the Wireless Settings page are described in the table below:
Connection Utility Popup Window Elements
Close: Closes the Connection Utility popup.
Connection Status icon: The icon in the upper-right corner of the utility provides a constant visual indication of current
connection status.
A message is sent to the master once per second and expects a response.
• If it is received the button stays green.
• If it is missed the button goes yellow.
• After three misses (3 seconds) it will go red until a response from the master is received, and then it
will be green again.
Once per second, a user can know whether they are standing in a good wireless area (all green), an area
of limited coverage (lots of yellow, some green, some red), or an area with no coverage (all red).
Connection Information
Master IP The IP Address for the connected master.
Panel IP The IP Address for the panel.
Wireless Information
WAP MAC The MAC Address for the WAP currently in use.
If the MAC Address changes, it means the panel has switched/roamed to a different access point. This can
be used to determine coverage for each access point and help isolate "brown" areas where coverage is
minimal or non-existent, and thus require another access installed.
SSID Displays the currently used SSID of the target WAP.
Channel The RF channel being used for connection to the WAP (read -only).
Signal Level Value The value of the outgoing signal in dBm.
Signal Level A bar display showing the current signal strength.
Connection Statistics
Query Messages Sent The number of messages sent from the panel to the master.
Responses Received The number of responses the panel has received from the master.
Responses Missed The number of expected responses from the master to the panel missed.
FIG. 129 Wireless Settings page (showing default values)
IP Settings section
Wireless Settings section
Red fields are user-editable
Blue fields cycle through choices
Grey fields are read-only
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