43-TV-25-35 GLO Iss.4 Dec 06 UK 79A5E01001767-04Power upPeersThe Peer services communication function sets up the recorder so it can be recognised ona network containing other X series recorders. This means that multiple recorders will beable to discover other recorders on the same local network in order to share data betweenthem. For example basic unit information such as firmware version, recorder name and net-work identity. This will be used mainly with the SIREC D software to allow discovery of re-corders in order to transfer data via FTP or Modbus.• Enabled - tick to enable• TCP Port (Transfer Control Protocol) - Default port number 8955• UDP Port (User Datagram Protocol) - Default port number 8956The TCP and UDP port numbers have been specially selected for this type of network com-munications. It is recommended that the TCP and UDP ports are not changed unless spe-cifically requested by your IT network administrator. If this is changed on the recorder it mustalso be changed on all other recorders, Trend Server and Comms Server.If you experience and security issues using peers, see “Internet Security Settings” onpage 200.Events Menu(Main Menu > Configure > Setup > Edit Setup > Events/Counters > Events)Events is a firmware option that can be activated using the credit system.All Event occurences can be viewed in “Events Status” on page 136.Events are certain conditions or operations which can be set up and logged according to thetime and date of the occurrence. Subsequently events can be reviewed in a list or represent-ed on a graph.An event is made up from a Cause and an Effect. For example set up a cause, such as Pen1 going into an alarm state and the effect of this could be to start a totaliser or acknowledgethe alarm.Select the first available event eg. Event 1. In the Event 1 menu tick to enable and changethe Event tag if required. Each Event has two Causes and two Effects available, these canbe used in different combinations:
