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Version 14.1 by Mora Zhou on 2023/12/22 09:48
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Mora Zhou 14.1 1 = Login page =
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4 [[image:V-NET Login.png]]
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6 == Language switch ==
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8 Switch the display language of the software through the first drop-down list. Currently, there are two languages: Simplified Chinese, English.
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10 == Server selection ==
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12 Users can switch servers connected to on the software through the second drop-down list.
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14 == User login ==
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16 * Enter the correct account password to log in successfully
17 * 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
18 * The view account does not have permission to use the device pass-through function on the home page
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20 == Remember password ==
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22 * If check this option, after entering the correct password and log in successfully, V-NET Client software would remember the password
23 * Users can select remembered account and password to log in directly through the inputbox drop-down list without repeatedly entering the password
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25 == Offline mode ==
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27 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.
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Mora Zhou 14.1 29 = Offline mode =
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32 [[image:V-NET Offline.png]]
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34 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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Mora Zhou 14.1 36 = Display =
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39 [[image:V-NET homepage.png]]
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Hunter 2.4 41 After logging into the software, jump to the V-NET homepage by default.
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44 [[image:New layout.png]]
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Hunter 6.1 46 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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Mora Zhou 14.1 48 = Device Configuration =
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51 [[image:DeviceConfiguration.png]]
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Hunter 2.2 53 == Connect method ==
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55 * USB direct connection
56 * Ethernet cable in LAN
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59 [[image:Scan Segment.png]]
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61 * When the inputbox is not entered and directly click the magnifer icon, the current segment is scanned accroding to the PC IP's segment.
62 * When the inputbox is entered and click magnifer icon, the current segment is scanned according to the input IP.
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64 == Configure network ==
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67 [[image:Network Config.png]]
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Hunter 2.3 69 * After V-Box is selected, configure the network for the current device
70 * Upload is for uploads the network configuration of the current devic
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72 After downloaded, the current device will connect to the corresponding server according to downloaded configuration
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Hunter 2.4 75 == Test network ==
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77 Get the network status of the current device, see whether V-Box can ping server successfully.
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79 == Flash light ==
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81 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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83 == Get machine code ==
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85 Get the machine code of the current connected device and copy it to the clipboard.
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87 == Update time ==
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89 According to the current PC UTC time, to calibrate time of V-Box, but this would not change the time zone of V-Box.
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91 == Clear ==
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93 Clear the operation log in the Operation reminder
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Mora Zhou 14.1 95 = Device Pass-through =
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Hunter 2.7 97 == PLC Pass-through ==
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100 [[image:PLC Passthrough.png]]
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102 **Functional overview**
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104 {{info}}
105 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
106 {{/info}}
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Mora Zhou 14.1 108 === **Search** ===
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Mora Zhou 14.1 110 Enter a device name/Machine code/Product code, device list only display the devices that meet the search criteria, and support real-time filtering**Device list**
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113 [[image:rightclick menu.png]]
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115 * Display all groupings and device names and device status under current account.
116 * When the mouse is in the device list, right-click the menu to refresh the device list and copy the machine code/Product code.
117 * Refresh list: Reacquire all groupings and devices under the current account number from the server.
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119 Copy machine code: Copy the current device's machine code/Product code to the clipboard.
120 )))
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Mora Zhou 14.1 122 === **Configuration template&Refresh status** ===
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124 * Refresh: Refresh the current device status(offline/online/being pass-through, etc.)
125 * New: Create a new configuration template according to current device and account
126 ** Name(required): Length limitation 1~~50, cannot duplicate
127 ** Port: Select which communication port of the device to pass-through
128 ** 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
129 ** When the device type is HMI, the template need to set a waiting timeout(ranges 0~~500)
130 * Edit: Modify the selected configuration template
131 * Delete: Delete the selected configuration template
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Mora Zhou 14.1 133 === **Device information&Configuration information** ===
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135 * Device information: Status (consistent with the status in the device list), machine code
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137 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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Mora Zhou 14.1 140 === **Start pass-through/End pass-through** ===
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142 * Click Start pass-through to proceed PLC pass-through according to the current configuration template
Hunter 2.11 143 * Click End pass-through to end PLC pass-through connection
Hunter 2.9 144 * When the device is offline, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked
145 * When the firmware version of device is too low, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked
146 * 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
147 * When the current account has a device being pass-through, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked
148 * 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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Theodore Xu 12.1 150 == [[VPN Pass-through>>doc:V-BOX.V-Net.Manual.VPN passthrough.WebHome]] ==
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Hunter 2.12 152 == HMI Pass-through ==
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155 [[image:HMI Passthrough.png]]
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157 **Functional overview**
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159 {{info}}
160 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.
161 {{/info}}
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Mora Zhou 14.1 163 === **Device list** ===
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165 * Display all support HMI devices under current account
166 * Right-click menu, search box is consistent with PLC pass-through
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Mora Zhou 14.1 168 === **HMI Download tool configuration** ===
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170 The folder where the selected download tool is located and the corresponding PIStudio version information
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Mora Zhou 14.1 172 === **Browse** ===
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174 Click Browse to find out if the selected folder containsPIStudioand download tools(Need to ensure existence)
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Mora Zhou 14.1 176 === **ReOpen** ===
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178 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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Mora Zhou 14.1 180 === **HMI Download tool list** ===
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Hunter 3.1 182 * 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
183 * 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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Mora Zhou 14.1 185 === **Device information** ===
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187 Display device status and machine code
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Mora Zhou 14.1 189 === **Start pass-through/End pass-through** ===
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191 * Click Start pass-through, proceed pass-through according to the specified download tool and the selected device
192 * Click End pass-through to end HMI pass-through
193 * When the device is offline, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked
194 * When the firmware version of the device is too low, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked
195 * 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
196 * When the current account has a device being pass-through, the Start pass-through button cannot be clicked
197 * 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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199 The download tool is opened correctly: Machine code can be obtained and detected HMI firmware version
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203 [[image:Success passthrough download tool.png]]
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Mora Zhou 14.1 205 = Tools =
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207 == ARP Scan ==
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210 [[image:ARP scan.png]]
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212 * Scan selectable network adapters
213 * 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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215 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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218 == OPC Tool ==
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221 [[image:OPC tool.png]]
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223 * 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]]
224 * OPC tools can be found in the home menu bar->Tools->OPC tool
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Mora Zhou 14.1 226 = Configuration =
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229 [[image:Configuration.png]]
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231 == Server Select ==
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233 Select the specified server, switch servers, and return to the login page
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235 == Virtual Serial Port ==
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237 * Enable When using the PLC pass-through, need to use the virtual serial port function
238 * 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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240 == Firmware Update ==
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Theodore Xu 9.1 242 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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244 * 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
245 * 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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Theodore Xu 13.1 247 == ==
Theodore Xu 9.1 248
Hunter 4.1 249 == Cache Clear ==
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251 Click this button to restart the software and clear cef folder cache
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Mora Zhou 14.1 253 = Help =
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256 [[image:AboutUs.png]]
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258 * Display software-related information
259 * Display APP and WeChat applet QR code
260 * Display company information