Remote IPS Display
The remote display feature of the IPS requires one IPS session (PC) to act as a master or server providing the raw tracking data that may be displayed by any number of PCs (remote hosts) running the IPS in Remote Display mode. The remote display data is transmitted via standard Ethernet using UDP (datagram) communications.
Ø Note: An IPS hardware Security key is required on the Master Station side only!
Master Station Configuration:
1. IPS Main Menu -> Settings -> Ethernet Configuration
2. Enter a Local Port number of zero ‘0’. Setting it to 0 enables the TCP/IP stack to choose a port at random. Otherwise, a port number above 2000 is suggested as port numbers 1 to approximately 2000 are reserved.
3. Click (select) the Transmit IPS Data option.
4. Enter a Remote Port number. The Remote Port is the UDP port on the Remote Host where UDP datagrams will be sent. A valid port number (a value between 1 and 65535) is required.
Note: This is the Remote Port number that will be entered in the “Remote Display” PC’s IPS Ethernet Configuration dialog box Local Port field.
5. Enter the IP address of the Remote Host. The Remote Host property specifies the IP address (IP number in dotted internet format) of the remote host. If Remote Host is set to 255.255.255.255, the IPS will broadcast the data on the local subnet.
6. Testing Ethernet Configuration. In order to test the communications link without the availability of real time tracking data (GPS / ORE USBL inputs) the Master station may be configured to “Demo/Replay” mode using the Input-> System Inputs dialog box and selecting “Demo/Reply” mode as Ships’s Position Input. Then under the File menu select “Open” and choose any previously generated IPS tracking file *_Raw.DB to simulate the availability of real time data.
Note: An IPS hardware Security key is required on the Master Station side even if the master station is running in Demo/Replay mode.
Remote Display (Host) Configuration:
1. IPS Main Menu -> Settings-> Ethernet Configuration:
2. Enter the number that was used as the Master “Remote Port” in the Local Port field. In this example a “Local Port” number of 14520 is required because that number was used as the master remote port number.
3. Check the option “Receive Data”.
4. The settings for the “Remote” section are optional and are only required to support bi directional communications back to the Master station.
5. To display the data use the IPS Main Menu -> Inputs-> System Inputs -> Ship and Target tab. Select the following options: “Remote Display (UDP Data)” under the Ship’s Position Input section.
