3.1 The Web-based User Interface

After having connected the DEICE-Controller to a power supply and set the DEICE-Controllers IP address, you can access the DEICE-Controller's user interface. To do this, start your favorite web browser program (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Opera or what else Program you prefer). At the address field, where you normally enter the URL of a web page you want to see, type in the IP address of the sat-nms DEICE-Controller you want to control.

The DEICE-Controller shows a web page consisting of a navigation bar at the left side of the browser window and the actual state display of the DEICE-Controller in the main part of the window. The readings automatically refresh once a second.

The navigation bar at the left contains a couple buttons which build the DEICE-Controller's main menu:

• State --- This button switches back to the DEICE-Controllers main page you already see when you connect to the DEICE-Controller. This page displays the actual state of the DEICE-Controller.
• Settings --- By clicking to this button you switch to the 'Settings' page where you can change the operation parameter of the DEICE-Controller and adjusting the loop parameter for the deice function.
• Setup --- Clicking this button expands the navigation bar, making the submenu buttons visible which give access to the several sections of the installation / setup dialog. A second click to the 'Setup' button folds the navigation bar to its original state.
• Event Log --- This button shows the DEICE-Controller's event log in the main display area (the most recent 25 entries). The DEICE-Controller records all input port changes and all switch actuations with a time stamp.
• Info --- After a mouse click to this button, the DEICE-Controller shows a table with information like the serial number of the device or the revision ID and compilation date of the software.
• Help --- Clicking to this button shows the on-line version of this user manual