Obix Client tab

This tab configures Obix client properties including access credentials.
Figure 410.   Obix Client tab
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You access this view from the Supervisor’s main menu by clicking System Setup > Remote Devices > Remote Drivers followed by double-clicking the Obix Network row in the drivers table and clicking the Obix Clienttab.

In addition to Status, Enabled and Fault Cause, the Obix Client supports these properties:

Property Value Description
Status read-only Reports the condition of the entity or process at last polling.

{ok} indicates that the entity is licensed and polling successfully.

{down} indicates that the last poll was unsuccessful, perhaps because of an incorrect property.

{disabled} indicates that the Enable property is set to false.

{fault} indicates another problem.

Depending on conditions, multiple status flags may be set including {fault} and {disabled}, combined with {down}, {alarm}, {stale}, and {unackedAlarm}.

Enabled true or false Turns the feature on (true) and off (false).
Fault Cause read-only Reports the reason why a network, component, or extension is in fault. Fault Cause is blank unless a fault exists.
Lobby must be a valid URI (Universal Resource Identifier)

Identifies the system where the Photo ID software is installed.

The URI must be in the format:http://IP_Address/ComputerName:Port/obixwhere:IP_Address/ComputerName refers to the root of the server’s oBIX object tree.Port is the oBix port, which defaults to 3000.

Auth User text Defines the name the client should use to access the server. This property may be left blank if the server supports unauthenticated access.
Auth Pass text Defines the user password credential.
State  
Alarm Source Info Ref Chooser Links to a set of properties for configuring and routing alarms. These properties are documented in the Alarm Setup topic of the PDF and in the help system (search for Alarm Source Info).