User manual AMX NSS-VOTE

[. . . ] instruction manual i!-VotingManager i n t e g ra t i o n !S o l u t i o n s Software Warranty Agreement GRANT OF LICENSE. AMX Corporation grants to you the right to use the enclosed i!-VotingManager software program (the SOFTWARE) on a single central processing unit (CPU). This license is for object code only and does not convey any rights to use of the source code. [. . . ] This is the recommended method for use with the i!-Voting system. This mode does not allow i!-VotingManager to communicate with the i!-Voting NetLinx Master. HOST TO NETLINX (Connect) NO CONNECTION The NetLinx System Settings are listed in the following table. NetLinx System Settings IP Address IP Port Device Port System IP Address or host name of the i!-Voting NetLinx Master. IP port for ICSP communications (Default: 1319). i!-VotingManager PCLink device (Default: 8001). i!-VotingManager PCLink port (read only). i!-VotingManager PCLink system (read only) If the authentication requirement is enabled on the NetLinx master, you need to set I!VotingManager to look for and use authentication. If you do not provide authentication to a security enabled master the connection will fail. Place a check next to Authentication Required. This enables the username password fields. Enter a username and corresponding password already established with the target master. The username and password fields remain populated. For more information on setting authentication at the master level, consult the documentation for your NetLinx master. Advanced The NetLinx Advanced dialog is divided into two sections: Auto Connect ­ This option is visible when the NetLinx connection mode is set to HOST TO NETLINX. i!-VotingManager attempts to auto connect to the i!-Voting NetLinx system when this option is selected. NetLinx Connection Log File ­ This option is visible when the NetLinx connection mode is Not set to NO CONNECTION. i!-VotingManager creates a log file on the PC with PCLink connection details when this option is enabled. Continued i!-VotingManager 11 Using i!-VotingManager FIG. 11 NetLinx Advanced i!-Voting Agenda Editor The i!-Voting Agenda Editor is designed to quickly and easily create and edit voting agendas for use with the i!-Voting system. These files can be created and edited offline. The actual connection to the i!-Voting NetLinx Master is only required to send or retrieve the files. The user interface is designed as a spreadsheet to easily view, edit, move, or delete agenda vote topics. Each vote topic is created on a new row of the grid interface. Each column of the grid interface specifies the specific topic options per topic. FIG. 12 i!-Voting Agenda Editor Continued 12 i!-VotingManager Using i!-VotingManager Topic Options that are set to the value "<System>" inherit the i!-Voting default body options of the voting body that executes this agenda. Topic Options The Topic Options are listed in the following table. [. . . ] · TXT ­ Text File, basic text file. · XML ­ Extensible Markup Language file. PRINT EXPORT i!-VotingManager 17 Using i!-VotingManager FIG. 14 Retrieve Results Upon attempting to RETRIEVE a voting result file, the software prompts you to delete the file from the i!-Voting NetLinx Master. It is a good idea to remove the file from the i!-Voting system, as i!-VotingManager is intended to retrieve these files for archival purposes. [. . . ]