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In the following example, the device is running with IP Address: 192.168.1.119 and the Web Configuration is hosted on port 8080
In your browser, go to the IP of the device where Priority Forward is installed. Remember to include the port number on which the Web Configuration is hosted.
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On the
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header , click App Manager and you will see the applications installed on your device.
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You will now see a very common view in this web configuration, the Tree View.
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Click the + sign circled in the image below to add a Channel.
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The Add Item window appears. In order to add a channel, you first need to add a Folder to store them. If one doesn’t already exist, select “Folder”, name the folder, and click Save Changes.
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Right-click Priority Forward and click Add to add a folder for your channels.
Now right-click your folder to Add a Channel
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Now you can configure the different properties.
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Property | Description |
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Name | Here you can set the name of the Channel. Make this something that short but that describes the Channel you are creating. |
End Device IP | The IPv4 address of the device you are trying to “prioritize”. This can also be a localhost address: 127.0.0.1 |
End Device Port | The Port number that you are trying to reach on the end device. |
Priority Port | The TCP port that your Channel will host with priority privileges. |
Secondary Port | The TCP port that your Channel will host with secondary privileges. This port will not be forwarded to the End Device IP:Port when the Priority Port is active. |
Timeout (s) | An amount of seconds for the Secondary Port to wait until after the last received message on the Priority Port has been sent. You can look at Timeout Explained for more information. |
Enabled | A Boolean flag that sets the status of the Channel . If disabled, the configuration for this Channel will be ignored. |
Advanced Settings | Reference to optional advanced settings from a Channel Advanced Settings object. |
Folder | Reference to the Folder that contains this Channel. |
Once you have configured your Channel , you can click Save Changes and then Close if you are done adding Channels.
You will now be able to see the created Channels in the Tree View.
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