Changes for page Addressing Devices from Toolbox
Last modified by Alexander Mott on 2023/12/19 00:37
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edited by Alexander Mott
on 2023/12/18 23:35
on 2023/12/18 23:35
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... ... @@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ 27 27 ** A new system where all devices are online but have not been re-addressed may look more like the following example, with a red exclamation point indicating duplicate Network IDs (all devices ship from the factory with the same Network ID, which inevitably leads to duplicate IDs on an uncommissioned system) 28 28 [[image:ndtv_all loops.png||height="503" width="404"]] 29 29 ** Other types of status indicator may include a black circle for "Invalid Network ID" or "Invalid/duplicate TSID or Serial Number" 30 -* To address an individual device: 30 +* To address an individual device, open the Change Network ID dialog by: 31 31 ** Select the device so that it is highlighted and press the F2 key (you may need to hold down the "Fn" button on your laptop) 32 32 ** Right-click on an individual device and select "Change Network ID..." 33 -* Type the new hexadecimal Network ID for the device into the "New Value" field and click "OK"33 +* With the Change Network ID dialog open, type the new hexadecimal Network ID for the device into the "New Value" field and click "OK" 34 34 [[image:ndtv_change nid.png]] 35 -* After a few moments, the device should update its ID and diks 35 +* After a few moments, the device should update its ID and the updated ID should be displayed 36 +** If the displayed ID is not updated and there is a message at the bottom of the tool which reads "Cannot set primary ID for [x] device" or there is a button reading "Errors", then there may be Cresnet/ZUMLINK wiring issues or some other issue specific to the individual device that could not be addressed 37 +** If the displayed ID is not updated but there is no error message, try refreshing the results by pressing F5, right-click "Refresh All", or closing and reopening the Network Device Tree View tool 36 36 37 37 = Text Console = 38 38