Understanding the FEP Details
FEP Details opens in a tab that is used to view and edit the detailed options required to setup a FEP within the system. The tab name follows this pattern: FEP Details, a dash, and then the FEP Identifier (for example, FEP Details ‑ FEP_ID).
File Menu
Menu Option | Description | Toolbar Icon |
|---|---|---|
Save | Saves changes made in the FEP Details tool. | |
Toggle Dockable Window | Changes a standalone window to a pane that may be moved or docked in another window or frame. See “Understanding Docked Panes and Standalone Window Tools” for more information on dockable and standalone windows. | -- |
Exit | Closes the SCADA Status window. | -- |
Actions Menu
Menu Option | Description | Toolbar Icon |
|---|---|---|
Disable FEP | Disables the selected FEP | |
Enable FEP | Enables the selected FEP |  |
Add FEP | Creates a new FEP. |  |
Remove FEP | Removes the selected FEP component. |  |
Add Connection | Adds a new connection to the FEP. | |
Delete Connection | Deletes the current connection. |  |
Enable Connection | Enables the selected FEP connection. |  |
Disable Connection | Disables the selected FEP connection. |  |
Change Active Connection | Changes the communications channel used to communicate to the FEP. Only visible if the FEP has multiple channels configured. |  |
Help Menu
Menu Option | Description | Toolbar Icon |
|---|---|---|
FEP Details Help | Launches online help for FEP Details. | -- |
The FEP Details tool is comprised of two main sections:-
• Common Options
• Connection List
FEP Common Options
The FEP Common options are typically the following:
• Control: The configured state of the FEP. This is updated by actions menu options.
• Status: The actual state of the FEP as reported by the system (not editable).
• Name: A unique FEP name in the system, used for logging audit messages and errors.
• Description: Optional description.
• Debug: Defines whether internal debug information is logged for this FEP or not.
• Keep Alive: The interval in milliseconds between keep alive messages to the FEP. A value of zero disables the keep alive functionality.
FEP Connections List
This section allows the configuration of one or more connections between the NMS system and the FEP itself. This could be redundant connections to the same FEP instance or connections to redundant FEPs. Connections can be added or removed as required, and also enabled or disabled from a right-click context menu.
Each connection has the following options:
• Control: The configured state of the connection. This is edited by actions menu options.
• Status: The actual state of the connection as reported by the system (not editable).
• Name: A unique (on the FEP) name for the connection, used for logging audit messages and errors.
• Description: Optional description.
• Order: A defined order to try the connections - lowest value first.
• IP Address: The TCP/IP address of the FEP for the connection.
• Port: The TCP/IP port for the connection.