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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.

= 3 Display =

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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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= 5 Device Pass-through =

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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：[[link>>doc:V-BOX.V-Net.Manual.VPN passthrough.WebHome]] ==

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== HMI Pass-through ==

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[[image:HMI Passthrough.png]]

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**Functional overview**

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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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=== **7 Start pass-through/End pass-through** ===

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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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== OPC Tool ==

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[[image:OPC tool.png]]

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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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== Firmware Update ==

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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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