OGX-FR Series User Guide (v1.0)
Using DashBoard • 25
Using DashBoard
This chapter provides instructions for launching DashBoard, displaying the OGX-FR in the Tree View of
DashBoard, and accessing the interfaces for the openGear cards installed in your frame.
Overview
Each OGX-FR frame reports the openGear cards installed in its chassis as sub-nodes in DashBoard. Each openGear
card can be configured and monitored independently via its options in DashBoard.
Before you can access your openGear cards, you must first ensure the OGX-FR displays in DashBoard. There are
two methods for adding an OGX-FR frame to the Tree View in DashBoard:
• using the auto-connect feature or
• manually adding a frame by specifying the IP address of the frame.
Both methods are described in the following sections.
Launching DashBoard
DashBoard connects to the OGX-FR frame using a TCP/IP LAN connection.
DashBoard must run on a computer that has a physical wired ethernet connection. Wireless connections do not
allow device discovery.
For More Information on...
• downloading and installing the DashBoard client software, refer to the
DashBoard User Manual
.
To launch DashBoard
1. Ensure that DashBoard is installed on a PC connected to the same network as your OGX-FR frame.
2. Ensure that you are running the latest DashBoard software.
3. Launch DashBoard by double-clicking its icon on your computer desktop.
Using the Automatic Detection Feature
When DashBoard is launched, and the Automatic Discovery feature of DashBoard is enabled, the OGX-FR frame is
automatically discovered and is available in the Tree View.
By default, DashBoard auto-detects any OGX-FR frame on the same IP subnet. How often DashBoard queries the
network for new OGX-FR frames (the default is every 10 seconds) depends on how the Automatic Detection
feature is configured in the Preferences menu of the DashBoard client.
Manually Adding OGX-FR Frames to DashBoard
You must add OGX-FR frames to the Tree View manually when the frame is on a different subnet from your
computer running the DashBoard client.
To manually add an OGX-FR frame to a DashBoard Tree View
1. Click
from the Tree View toolbar.
The
Select Equipment or Service Type to Add
dialog opens.
2. Expand the
openGear / DashBoard Connect
node.
3. Select
TCP/IP DashBoard Connect or openGear Device
.