Configuring the connection settings
To speed up your logon process in large network environments, you can configure the connection settings to specify an address where the DS-Operator will look for a DS-System service. This can speed up your logon process in large network environments. You can also configure the DS-Operator to scan entire subnets.
NOTE: If you do not specify an address, the DS-Operator scans the local computer and its subnet.
To configure connection settings:
1. On the Setup menu, click Initialization.
2. Click the Connection tab.
3. In the LAN search time box, enter the time in seconds that the DS-Operator should spend scanning the LAN for DS-Systems.
NOTE: If you set this value to 0, the DS-Operator will not scan the LAN. Only the local DS-System that is running will appear in the DS-System(s) connection list.
4. Under Additional DS-Systems, do one of the following:
• To add a DS-System, click Add.
• To modify a DS-System, select the DS-System, and then click Modify.
NOTE: To delete a DS-System, select the DS-System, and then click Remove.
5. In the Add / Modify a DS-System dialog box, do the following:
a) To add a single DS-System, click Single DS-System. Type the IP or DNS address of the DS-System you want to add, and then click OK.
b) To add an N+1 configuration, click N+1 DS-System, and then click Add.
• To add a single IP address, click Hostname or an IP address, enter the host name or IP address, and then click OK.
• To add multiple IP addresses, click IP Range, type the IP addresses in the corresponding boxes, and then click OK.
• To add an N+1 configuration, click Load, and select the text file containing the IP addresses of all the nodes in the N+1 configuration.
c) In the Port box, enter the port the DS-Operator will use to communicate with the DS-System.
NOTE: Do not change this setting unless you have a specific requirement to do so.
d) To discover a DS-System on the network, select the Use UDP protocol to discover DS-System check box.
e) Click OK.
6. Under Additional Subnets, do one of the following:
• To add a subnet, click Add.
• To modify a subnet, select the subnet, and then click Modify.
NOTE: To delete a subnet, select the subnet, and then click delete.
7. In the Add/Modify a Subnet dialog box, do the following:
a) In the Address box, type the address of the subnet where the DS-Operator will search for available DS-Systems.
b) In the Port box, enter the port the DS-System servers will use for communicating.
NOTE: Do not change this setting unless you have a specific requirement to do so.
c) Click OK.
8. Click OK.
NOTE: DS-Operator will scan the LAN for all active DS-Systems regardless of whether there are entries in the Additional DS-Systems list. DS-Systems in the Additional DS-Systems list that are not detected will appear in red. A DS-System on the local computer will appear in blue.