Configuring The I/O Server Settings; Server Settings - Siemens 3964R User Manual

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Configuring the I/O Server Settings

Use the Server Settings option from the Configure menu to change the protocol timer,
network using Wonderware NetDDE, change the default configuration file path, or to
enable the server to start automatically as a Windows NT service.
Note When configuring the server on Windows NT, the user must be logged on with
system administrator privileges. This will ensure that updates to the system registry
may be performed.
When the Server Settings option is selected, the Server Settings dialog box will
appear:

Server Settings

Enter the frequency (in milliseconds) that the server is to check for data to process.
This should be approximately two to four times faster than the fastest rate desired to
update data from the equipment.
Note The default protocol timer tick value will vary between servers.
Select this option if you are networking using Wonderware NetDDE.
To create a new default configuration file, enter the complete path for the directory in
which the file is to be saved in this field. This new path will automatically be written to
the WIN.INI file and the server will use this path to load its configuration file the next
time it is started.
Note There is no limit to the number of configuration files created. However, each
must be saved in a different directory. When using the server with InTouch, we
recommend that you save the configuration file in your application directory. For more
information on the Configuration File, see "Saving the I/O Server's Configuration File"
in this user's guide.