Items in Add Mitsubishi Controller (GX Works3) dialog box

Items in the dialog box include:
  • (Parent)
    (Read-only) Shows the name of the container into which the controller is being added.
  • Description
    (Optional) Type a description for the controller. The description will be shown in the
    Archive
    tab when the controller is selected in the asset tree. The description can be a maximum of 260 characters.
  • Name
    Enter a unique and meaningful name for the device. This name will appear in the asset tree. The software defaults to
    Mitsubishi Controller (GX Works3)
    . The name must be unique within the parent container. That is, you can have two devices with the same name in the asset tree, they just can't be in the same container. If you add a device into a container that already has a device of the same name, FactoryTalk AssetCentre will append a number (like
    _2
    ) to the device name to ensure uniqueness.
    Asset names can be a maximum of 260 characters. The characters \ / : * ? " < > | and character pair &# are not allowed. A space, tab, underscore (_) or dollar sign ($) cannot be the first character in a name, but can be used elsewhere in the name. The following Microsoft Windows device names cannot be used as asset names, whether upper or lower case, with or without the colon: CON:, PRN:, AUX:, NUL:, COM1:, COM2:, COM3:, COM4:, COM5:, COM6:, COM7:, COM8:, COM9:, LPT1:, LPT2:, LPT3:, LPT4:, LPT5:, LPT6:, LPT7:, LPT8:, and LPT9. For example,
    Auxiliary Line
     would be a valid name whereas
    Aux Line
     would not.
  • Addressing Info
    Specifies the network location of the physical device. Since the Backup Data file contains the Addressing Info, there is no need to set it manually.
  • Backup Data
    Specifies the backup file to use for Backup or Backup and Compare operations. Click in this field and then click browse button to open the Backup Data Browser dialog box. Click the Add button to add the file to use.
    IMPORTANT:
    You must specify a backup file before performing the disaster recovery task because the addressing information is provided by the backup file.
  • Catalog Information
    (Optional) Enter the CPU type of the controller to which you are connected.
  • Firmware Revision
    (Optional) Enter the firmware version of the controller.
  • Hardware Revision
    (Optional) Enter the version number of the controller to which you are (or will be) connected.
  • Hardware Serial Number
    (Optional) Enter the serial number of the controller.
  • Hardware Type
    (Optional) Enter the type of device to which you are connected.
  • Manufacturer
    (Read-only) The manufacturer is automatically filled in with MITSUBISHI.
  • Security Configuration
    Enter the username and password to access the projects that have user authentication set for security purposes. Enter the passwords for the file access and remote connection. Click in this field and then click browse_button_small to open the Security Configuration dialog box.
    IMPORTANT:
    The file password function in Mitsubishi GX Works3 is used to help prevent files in a controller from being accessed by unauthorized users. Using Mitsubishi GX Works3, you can set passwords to limit access to different types of data in a controller. However,
    FactoryTalk AssetCentre
     only supports specifying a single password in the
    Password File Access
     field when configuring a Mitsubishi Controller (GX Works3) asset. When a Mitsubishi GX Works3 controller is password-protected, you must configure the
    same
     password for all types of data in the Mitsubishi GX Works3 project to allow
    FactoryTalk AssetCentre
     to successfully perform a Mitsubishi Controller (GX Works3) Disaster Recovery task.
  • Agent Group
    Click in this field and then click browse_button_small to select the agent group for the controller.
    • When adding the controller under the root, the default value of Agent Group is
      System Default
      .
    • When adding the controller under a container, the default value of Agent Group is
      Inherit from parent: the parent container’s Agent Group property
      .
  • Asset Number
    (Optional) Enter an asset number for management or inventory purposes.
  • Location
    (Optional) Enter information about the controller's location in your facility.
  • Serial Number
    (Optional) Enter the controller's serial number.
  • Properties Configuration
    (Optional) This box shows the number of default extended properties configured by the
    Options dialog box: Extended Properties
    . To configure extended properties for the asset, click in this box, and then click browse_button_small. In the
    Extended Properties
     dialog box, edit, add, or delete extended properties.
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