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9.3.5 Using the Diagnostic Text Output System
In the diagnostic text window, you can view and monitor the information you need for diagnostics.
When you open the window, the system's diagnostics memory is read, displayed and deleted. To
display more data, clickNew readrepeatedly. This clears the old window contents.
For a continuous display, click Continuous Debug in Window”. In this case, additional diagnostic
data is appended to the existing contents.
To create a file, click In File”. This writes the current window contents to a file.
The Cont. Debug in File” button creates a plain text file that will grow in length.
Using the Cont. Color Debug in File” button, you can create a special-format file that will grow in
length. You can load these files again as you need them (the file icon opens the file selection). These
files also contain the color information and the current timestamps for later evaluation.
You can filter individual contents during logging by selecting the relevant check boxes. The filter will
only be enabled if the Direct” check box is also selected.
To add timestamps to the files, select the Timestamp check box.
If you select the Html check box and write data to the file, the file is created in the format that can be
viewed with a web browser. Please note that some web browsers may not be able to process very
large HTML files.
9.4 Station
This menu provides the following options:
Station Password
Opens the Change the Password dialog box for creating, deleting or entering a password. Use this
dialog box to specify whether a user is allowed to modify the parameters after the program start, or if
the user has to log on with the password first.
Own Station 1
Opens the Station Parameters dialog box for displaying and entering the station parameters for the
first network adapter.
Own Station 2
Opens the Station Parameters dialog box for displaying and entering the station parameters for the
second network adapter.
SSH
Opens the Device SSH Settings dialog box for displaying and entering the SSH parameters (Secure
Shell, network protocol for encrypted connections).
SSH allows you to establish an encrypted VPN connection to the device via the Internet. It also offers
the possibility to reach the device through a firewall, usually via TCP/IP port 22.
Set Original MAC Addresses
Using this menu item, a MAC address that may have been changed can be reset to the hardware
address. Please keep in mind, however, that in other devices communicating with this echo device
the communication will be interrupted until the ARP cache is updated or manually deleted.
On a Windows PC, this is done with the command:
arp -d *
9.4.1 Station Password
In this dialog box, you can set or delete the password. It also appears when a user logs on.
You can protect the configuration from modification by assigning a password.
To do this, open the dialog box by selecting the Station menu and clicking Station Password. Enter
the password and repeat it in the Retype Password field. NetCon is now logged on and you can

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