Discovering modules and devices
Discovery finds network modules and devices and presents them in a list so you can add them to the system database or match
them with records already in the database. Adding a discovered device is similar to adding an off-line device with the added
bonus that values for some properties are pre-populated because the device is on line. Matching a discovered device to its
record in the database completes a configuration that you started off-line. Whether you add or match, you can edit the configuration
of each device later.
Prerequisites:
- Under the Controller Setup menu, select .The Access Device Manager - Database view opens. The Database pane lists the objects (if any) that are already added to the database. On initial setup, there may be no objects in the Database pane.NOTE: If a device appears in the Database pane, and its status shows {ok}, it is already on line and information about it is in the system database. Discovery is not necessary.
- At the top of the view, initiate the discovery job by clicking the Discover button (
).The system runs a device discovery job to learn (find) and display the devices that are available on the local area network A progress bar appears over the view. When the discovery job finishes all discovered objects appear in the Discovered pane below the Database pane. The result of the discovery job is a table-based view with two panes, where each row represents a unique device.
- The Database pane (top pane) lists the modules and devices that are currently in the system database.
- The Discovered pane (bottom pane) lists the modules and devices found on the network by the discovery job. Devices that already exist in the system database appear in the database pane and appear dimmed in the Discovered pane.
- To close the Discovered pane, click the Learn Mode button (
).The Discovered pane closes. - To open the Discovered pane again, click the Learn Mode button again (
).The Discovered pane opens.