Pelco Server C1553M-B User Manual
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Browse all: To browse the network for running drivers, click Browse All. The Browse Drivers dialog box opens.
Figure 32. Browse All Drivers Dialog Box
The Browse Drivers dialog box lists all device drivers running at network locations visible to the server you are configuring. Select the
driver you want to add and click OK to close the Browse Drivers dialog box. The driver name, IP address, and listening port will appear
in their respective boxes.
driver you want to add and click OK to close the Browse Drivers dialog box. The driver name, IP address, and listening port will appear
in their respective boxes.
c.
Add driver manually: If you know the IP address and port number of the driver you want to add, you can add the driver by typing the
address and port directly, without browsing drivers.
address and port directly, without browsing drivers.
(1)
Driver IP address: By default, the server’s IP address is entered in the Driver IP Address box. If the device driver is not installed
on the server, type the IP address of the computer the driver is installed on.
on the server, type the IP address of the computer the driver is installed on.
(2)
Listening port: The listening port is the port the device driver uses to receive commands from the server. Type in the listening
port for the device driver you want to add. This is the port that was entered in the Configure Driver dialog box when the device
driver was launched. To find out the listening port, position the pointer over the driver icon in the Windows system tray of the
computer the driver is installed on.
port for the device driver you want to add. This is the port that was entered in the Configure Driver dialog box when the device
driver was launched. To find out the listening port, position the pointer over the driver icon in the Windows system tray of the
computer the driver is installed on.
(3)
Check now: If you want the server to verify that a device driver is running at the specified IP address and port number, click
Check Now. While the server is checking, the dialog box’s buttons are unavailable. If the server succeeds in finding a driver, the
buttons become available again. If no driver is found, the server displays a warning message.
Check Now. While the server is checking, the dialog box’s buttons are unavailable. If the server succeeds in finding a driver, the
buttons become available again. If no driver is found, the server displays a warning message.
3. Click Add. The Add New Driver dialog box closes and the new driver appears in the Object Browser, with the IP address and port number
beside the driver name. If the driver has previously been configured, its devices also appear in the Object Browser. If you are adding a
remote server driver, the remote server’s alarms and events appear in the Object Browser as read properties of the server, and the remote
server’s devices appear as sources.
remote server driver, the remote server’s alarms and events appear in the Object Browser as read properties of the server, and the remote
server’s devices appear as sources.
AUTODISCOVER DEVICE DRIVERS
The Autodiscover All Drivers function locates all drivers that are running on the local area network (LAN). To add a driver that is running on a
wide area network (WAN), use the Add New Driver option.
wide area network (WAN), use the Add New Driver option.
Note that changes to device drivers, such as autodiscovering drivers, come into effect immediately. You cannot discard your changes by exiting
configuration mode without saving.
configuration mode without saving.
1. Navigate the Object Browser to [project name] > Device Drivers. In the right pane, double-click <Autodiscover All Drivers>. The server
warns you that autodiscovering all device drivers will add to or update the currently configured drivers.
TIP: The easiest way to add a remote server driver is to Browse All and select the desired driver. Refer to Server Ties and Alarms and
Events - Access Alarms and Events Defined on Another Server for information on remote server drivers.
Events - Access Alarms and Events Defined on Another Server for information on remote server drivers.
NOTE: In order for the VMX300(-E) system to locate a device driver automatically, the driver must be installed at a network location that is
visible to the VMX300(-E) server. If you know the IP address and port number of a driver that was not located, use the Add New Driver
option.
visible to the VMX300(-E) server. If you know the IP address and port number of a driver that was not located, use the Add New Driver
option.