Mold-Masters M2 - Configure a Network connection; What facilities Networking offers

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NETWORK INFORMATION
Congure a Network connection
Touch Screen consoles can communicate over an Ethernet network
in order to pass information both to and from the console. You can set
up your network connection within the Utilities page by choosing the
[
Network] tab to see this screen.
What facilities Networking offers
X-Win
Provided your remote terminal has an X-Win server, or similar ap-
plication, you can easily communicate with the console to return an
emulation of the working program. This means that you can monitor
the Touch Screen Console and you also have the facility for remote
control. If you have network connections to multiple consoles then you
can transfer les such as tool settings between the different machines.
VNC
Each Mold-Masters console has VNC compatibility built in, which
provides a way to interchange control in either direction. The console
can link with another VNC application on an outside computer so you
could open a window on the console to run the far computer from with-
in the console. Alternatively, a more frequently-used option, is to be
able to operate the Touch Screen application from a distant terminal
which may be a computer in a central ofce or the moulding machine
IMM. This could give centralised operation from a single point.
How to make the connection
In order to use this facility, connect your console to an active network
using a T-base lead to the socket on the Touch Screen computer.
The next step is to allocate a unique name to the machine within your
factory environment and set the domain name for your own system.
Obtaining an IP address depends on the size of your internal network.
For connection to a large network it may be sufcient to enable the
Automatic IP facility. On a smaller network you may need to disable
the automatic facility and choosing [
Edit] buttons to enter your pre-
ferred IP address and Sub-net mask details.
Networking conguration depends a lot on your system and should
only be carried out by competent IT staff. Should you need further
information please contact your supplier.