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PDesign4 Touch Panel Design Program
3. Select Modem from the Transport drop-down list.
4. Configure the Settings parameters (COM Port, Data Bits, Parity, Baud Rate, Stop Bits, Flow
control and Phone #) as needed.
5. Click OK to save these settings and return to the Connect dialog.
6. Press the Connect button to establish the connection.
Secure NetLinx Connections
If the target NetLinx Master has authentication enabled, you will prompted to enter a User Name
and Password in order to establish a connection. You can save the User Name/Password
combination as part of a communication configuration for secured NetLinx Masters, via options in
the Connection Settings dialog.
To access the Connection Settings dialog, select Transfer > Connect (or click the toolbar button)
to open the Connect dialog, and select New to create a new communication configuration, or select
an existing configuration from the drop-down list and click Properties to edit those saved settings.
Click the Connection requires authentication checkbox to enable the User and Password text
fields. Enter the User Name/Password combination to save them as part of this configuration. Once
they are entered here, you will be able to establish this connection (by selecting it by name in the
Connect dialog) without having to type the authentication information each time you connect.
The status bar will reflect the status of the connection as follows:
Transferring Touch Panel Files to/from a NetLinx Master
Use the File > Send To Panel option to connect to a Master and download a panel file to a
compatible G4 touch panel on that Master's bus.
Use the File > Receive From Panel option to connect to a Master and upload a panel file from a
compatible G4 touch panel on that Master's bus. There are three ways to connect and transfer Panel
files: TCP/IP, Serial and Modem.
Refer to the NetLinx Studio (v2.3 or higher) online help for details on enabling
authentication on NetLinx Masters.
FIG. 28 Status bar icons reflect the status of the connection to the NetLinx Master
not connected
connected to a secured but unencrypted master
connected to a secured and encrypted master
connected to an unsecured master
To transfer to a G4 panel, verify that the NetLinx Master Firmware is build 85 or later.
Verify the TPDesign4 program being used is Version 1.01 or higher. Earlier versions
of the firmware and TPD4 software are incompatible with G4 panels.