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* If the same account is in differentPCLogin on the different device at the same time, the account logged on the first device will be forced to log off

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* The view account does not have permission to use the device pass-through function on the home page

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== Remember password ==

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* If check this option, after entering the correct password and log in successfully, V-NET Client software would remember the password

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* Users can select remembered account and password to log in directly through the inputbox drop-down list without repeatedly entering the password

== Offline mode ==

Users can jump directly to the homepage without entering the account password by clicking Offline-mode. Only some functions are worked in offline mode. Please refer to the corresponding function modules in the following specific contents.

= 2 Offline mode =

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[[image:V-NET Offline.png]]

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In offline mode, only some functions are available without login, like the above screenshot shows: The Display and Device Pass-through are disabled. To use the non-offline mode function, please close the V-NET Client, and restart to login account.

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[[image:V-NET homepage.png]]

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After logging into the software, jump to the V-NET homepage by default.

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[[image:New layout.png]]

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The Pass-through tab is no longer displayed in the main interface. But integrated into the software "Device Pass-through" function. To use the corresponding function, please refer to following chapter [[Device Pass-through>>https://docs.we-con.com.cn/bin/view/V-BOX/V-Net/Manual/3%20V-NET%20Client/#H5DevicePass-through]].

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= 4 Device Configuration =

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[[image:DeviceConfiguration.png]]

== Connect method ==

* USB direct connection

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* Ethernet cable in LAN

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[[image:Scan Segment.png]]

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* When the inputbox is not entered and directly click the magnifer icon, the current segment is scanned accroding to the PC IP's segment.

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* When the inputbox is entered and click magnifer icon, the current segment is scanned according to the input IP.

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== Configure network ==

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[[image:Network Config.png]]

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* After V-Box is selected, configure the network for the current device

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* Upload is for uploads the network configuration of the current devic

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After downloaded, the current device will connect to the corresponding server according to downloaded configuration

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== Test network ==

Get the network status of the current device, see whether V-Box can ping server successfully.

== Flash light ==

Let the lights of the V-Box start flashing quickly for several seconds, which is convenient for positioning where is the V-Box.

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== Get machine code ==

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Get the machine code of the current connected device and copy it to the clipboard.

== Update time ==

According to the current PC UTC time, to calibrate time of V-Box, but this would not change the time zone of V-Box.

== Clear ==

Clear the operation log in the Operation reminder

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== PLC Pass-through ==

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[[image:PLC Passthrough.png]]

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**Functional overview**

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Built on V-BOX/ig HMI and PLC on the basis of normal communication, online PLC connection according to the generated virtual serial port, allowing the PLC software communicate PLC, complete the upload/download PLC programs, monitoring PLC programs and other functions

=== **1 Search** ===

Enter a device name/Machine code/Product code, device list only display the devices that meet the search criteria, and support real-time filtering

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[[image:PLC Passthrough Device list.png]]

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=== **2 Device list** ===

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[[image:rightclick menu.png]]

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* Display all groupings and device names and device status under current account.

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* When the mouse is in the device list, right-click the menu to refresh the device list and copy the machine code/Product code.

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* Refresh list: Reacquire all groupings and devices under the current account number from the server.

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Copy machine code: Copy the current device's machine code/Product code to the clipboard.

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=== **3 Configuration template&Refresh status** ===

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* Refresh: Refresh the current device status(offline/online/being pass-through, etc.)

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* New: Create a new configuration template according to current device and account

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** Name(required): Length limitation 1~~50, cannot duplicate

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** Port: Select which communication port of the device to pass-through

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** When the Ethernet is selected as pass-through communication port, the information user need to enter is IP address, need to conform IP address format, and port scopes from 1 to 65535

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** When the device type is HMI, the template need to set a waiting timeout(ranges 0~~500)

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* Edit: Modify the selected configuration template

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* Delete: Delete the selected configuration template

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=== **4 Device information&Configuration information** ===

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* Device information: Status (consistent with the status in the device list), machine code

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Configuration information: The configuration template list according to the selected device and current account. The specific information is displayed when different configurations are selected in the drop-down list

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=== **5 Start pass-through/End pass-through** ===

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* Click Start pass-through to proceed PLC pass-through according to the current configuration template

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* Click End pass-through to end PLC pass-through connection

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* When the device is offline, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked

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* When the firmware version of device is too low, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked

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* The current account does not have the permission of pass-through to this device or the device is shared by others, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked

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* When the current account has a device being pass-through, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked

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* After clicking the Start pass-through button, if the pass-through is successful, the button changes to End pass-through, and the device status color on the left side list changes to blue

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== VPN Pass-through ==

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[[image:VPN passthrough.png]]

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**Functional overview**

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VPN pass-through is to add PC to the Local Area Network where the device is located. It can be imagined that PC "replaces" the device at this time, and PC can access any PLC in this Local Area Network where the device is located.

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* Display all support VPN pass-through devices under current account

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Right-click menu, search box is consistent with PLC pass-through

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=== **2 Remote LAN IP** ===

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VPN pass-through required parameters, DHCP/Static IP of pass-through IP

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=== **3 Device information** ===

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Display device machine code, name, device status and other information

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* Click Start pass-through, proceed VPN pass-through according to the setting LAN pass-through IP

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* Click End pass-through to end VPN pass-through

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* When the device is offline, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked

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* When the firmware version of the device is too low, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked

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* The current account does not have the permission of pass-through to this device or the device is shared by others, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked

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* When the current account has a device being pass-through, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked

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After clicking the Start pass-through button, the pass-through is successful, the button changes to End pass-through, and the device status color on the left side changes to yellow

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✎Note: The WVPN connection only lasting for 2 hours after user connect successfully, suggest to close the connection manually after done the debugging.

== HMI Pass-through ==

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Select the download tool path in the installed PIStudio, pop up the download tool after successfully start pass-through , and select PC->HMI, and select the compiled .wmt or .wmt3 file, the program can be downloaded to the HMI. After the project downloaded, HMI will automatically restart.

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=== **1 Device list** ===

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* Display all support HMI devices under current account

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* Right-click menu, search box is consistent with PLC pass-through

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=== **2 HMI Download tool configuration** ===

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The folder where the selected download tool is located and the corresponding PIStudio version information

=== **3 Browse** ===

Click Browse to find out if the selected folder containsPIStudioand download tools(Need to ensure existence)

=== **4 ReOpen** ===

When click start pass-through, and the download tool is closed due to some situation after opened it, click ReOpen to open the download tool again

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=== **5 HMI Download tool list** ===

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* Automatically search and detect the installed PIStudio on this PC, and display all installed download tools and their versions when enter the HMI pass-through page

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* Select any option in the table, download tool configuration area display the corresponding selected option's information, and saves the selected HMIdownload tool configuration at the same time

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=== **6 Device information** ===

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Display device status and machine code

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* Click Start pass-through, proceed pass-through according to the specified download tool and the selected device

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* Click End pass-through to end HMI pass-through

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* When the device is offline, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked

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* When the firmware version of the device is too low, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked

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* The current account does not have the permission of pass-through to this device or the device is shared by others, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked

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* When the current account has a device being pass-through, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked

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* After clicking the Start pass-through button, the pass-through is successful, the button changes to End pass-through, and the device status color on the left side changes to orange, and the selected download tool is opened at the same time

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The download tool is opened correctly: Machine code can be obtained and detected HMI firmware version

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[[image:Success passthrough download tool.png]]

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== ARP Scan ==

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* Scan selectable network adapters

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* Click the Scan button to scan all devices' IP address and the corresponding MAC address in the same network segment within the setting timeout

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The scanned device will be displayed on the list, which can help to judge whether the current device exists IP conflict problem or not

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* The software is built-inOPCtool, no need to download additionally, about the specific operation of OPC tool, please refer to the [[OPC tool>>doc:V-BOX.V-Net.Manual.7 OPC tool.WebHome]]

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* OPC tools can be found in the home menu bar->Tools->OPC tool

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[[image:Configuration.png]]

== Server Select ==

Select the specified server, switch servers, and return to the login page

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== Virtual Serial Port ==

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* Enable When using the PLC pass-through, need to use the virtual serial port function

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* Select serial port: Choose the current idle serial port as the virtual serial port independently, so as to avoid access another new USB device conflict

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Compare the firmware version carried by the software with the firmware version running by the device, if the firmware version of the V-NET Client software is higher than the firmware version of the device(V-Box), choose whether to upgrade the firmware of the device.

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* Auto Update: Automatically detect whether the firmware version carried by the current V-NET Client software is the latest firmware on the server during the software running

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* Manual Update: Need to click manually to compare the firmware version carried by the current V-NET Client software with the latest firmware version on the server

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== Cache Clear ==

Click this button to restart the software and clear cef folder cache

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= 8 Help =