TCP and HTTP Discovery

Default = On.

This setting controls whether Manager uses TCP to discover systems. The addresses used for TCP discovery are set through the IP Search Criteria field below.

NIC IP/NIC Subnet

This area is for information only. It shows the IP address settings of the LAN network interface cards (NIC) in the PC running Manager. Double-click on a particular NIC to add the address range it is part of to the IP Search Criteria. Note that if the address of any of the Manager PC's NIC cards is changed, the Manager application should be closed and restarted.

IP Search Criteria

This section is used to enter TCP addresses to be used for the TCP discovery process. Individual addresses can be entered separated by semi-colons, for example 135.164.180.170; 135.164.180.175. Address ranges can be specified using dashes, for example 135.64.180.170 - 135.64.180.175.

UDP Discovery

Default = On

This settings controls whether Manager uses UDP to discover systems.

Enter Broadcast IP Address

Default = 255.255.255.255

The broadcast IP address range that Manager should used during UDP discovery. Since UDP broadcast is not routable, it will not locate systems that are on different subnets from the Manager PC unless a specific address is entered.

Use DNS

Selecting this option allows Manager to use DNS name (or IP address) lookup to locate a system. Note that this overrides the use of the TCP Discovery and UDP Discovery options above. This option requires the system IP address to be assigned as a name on the users DNS server. When selected, the Unit/Discovery Address field on the Select IP Office window is replaced by a Enter Unit DNS Name or IP Address field.

SCN Discovery

If enabled, when discovering systems, the list of discovered systems will group systems in the same Small Community Network and allow them to be loaded as a single configuration. At least one of the systems in the Small Community Network must be running Release 6.0 or higher software. See Configuring Small Community Networking. This does not override the need for each system in the Small Community Network to also be reachable by the TCP Discovery and or UDP Discovery settings above and accessible by the router settings at the Manager location.