About Configuring your Communication Driver

Each server instance in the OI Server Manager has both a Configuration node and a Diagnostics node (when the server is activated). Use the Configuration node to configure your Communication Driver for run-time.

The Configuration node has two functions:

1. The Global Parameters allow you to configure, and to adjust the Communication Driver's run-time performance. These parameters apply to all server instances in the server group. For more information, see Configure global parameters.

2. The Configuration node has its own hierarchy of configurable objects. Each object represents a physical device, such as a channel, port, bridge, or PLC. Some Communication Drivers have two levels of objects in the hierarchy. For example, a parent object may represent a network channel, port, or bridge, while a child object may represent an individual device on that network.