Configuration Tab Overview

The
Configuration
 tab provides for the setting of redundancy options as well as the module's internal clock. When you modify an option, the Apply button is enabled. The time and date settings for the event log work independently of the other options. Click on the Set button to commit changes made to the current date and time.
Option
Description
Auto-Synchronization
Controls the ability of a redundancy module pair to automatically initiate synchronization.
Choose from:
  • Always - auto-synchronization is always enabled
  • Never - auto-synchronization is always disabled
  • Conditional - auto-synchronization is enabled upon receipt of the Synchronize Secondary command and disabled upon receipt of the Disqualify Secondary command.
Chassis ID
The chassis label is assigned to the redundancy module’s chassis. The generic labels, Chassis A and Chassis B are supported. When a change to the chassis label is applied to the primary redundancy module, the other chassis label is applied to the secondary redundancy module. This label then remains associated with the same physical chassis, regardless of its primary or secondary redundancy state.
Enable User Program Control
Indicates the Redundancy Module's response to commands received from a Logix controller.
Check this box to configure the redundancy module to accept all valid commands via an MSG instruction from a Logix controller.
Uncheck this box to configure the redundancy module to reject all commands from a Logix controller.
Enable Fiber Security
Enables or disables secure communication between two partner redundancy modules involved in redundancy.
Tip
:
  • This option is unselected by default. To enable Fiber Security, go to the
    Synchronization
     tab, and then select
    Disqualify Secondary
    .
  • Enabling Fiber Security may impact system performance, such as slower scan time and qualification time. However, the switchover time is not affected.
CIP Serial Number
Displays the serial number of the redundancy module. This information is displayed here and on the Module Info tab as a convenience when setting the chassis label.
Name
Name of the RM module.
Description
Description of the RM module.
Location
Location of the RM module.
Redundancy Module Date and Time
Date and time controls allow you to view and change the current date and time stored in the redundancy module. Each event logged by the redundancy module records the current date and time the event occurred. You can view these events on the Event Log tab.
Date Format
You can select the format of the date displayed in the event log to be one of the following:
dd/mm/yyyy
mm/dd/yyyy
Note that the selected date format is preserved in the exported event logs.
Apply Workstation Time
Click this button to use the date and time of the workstation.
Reset to factory defaults
Restores all configurable settings on the redundancy module to their original factory settings.
Tip:
 This function is available only when the primary and secondary modules are not paired and no qualification or update is in progress.
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