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 System Settings - These are the display, sound, keyboard, mouse, printer and date/time configurations for your terminal. Also under the System section is the ability to set an administrative password for the control panel and change the local storage mode. Network Tools The toolbar along the top of the Control Panel window contains a button named Network Tools. Clicking this button will open a separate, smaller window that provides you with current network status and useful diagnostic programs. Interface Status Click the Interface Status tab along the top of the Network Tools window to view the IP address that is currently assigned to this terminal. The MAC Address for this machine is also reported on this screen. Diagnostics If you are experiencing difficulty connecting to servers on certain segments of your LAN, then you may want to use the ping command to verify you are reaching specific servers and/or gateways on the subnet in question. To use ping: 1. Select the Diagnostics tab from the Network Tools window. 2. In the Host Address field, type in the IP address or website you want to test against and then press the Ping button. 3. If there is an error in the delivery to the destination, the ping command displays an error message. Otherwise, replies will continuously display for each packet successfully sent and received. 4. Press the Stop button to terminate the ping loop. Getting Started | 11

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Getting Started | 11
System Settings -
These are the display, sound, keyboard, mouse, printer
and date/time configurations for your terminal. Also under the System
section is the ability to set an administrative password for the control panel
and change the local storage mode.
Network Tools
The toolbar along the top of the
Control Panel
window contains a button named
Network Tools
. Clicking this button will open a separate, smaller window that
provides you with current network status and useful diagnostic programs.
Interface Status
Click the
Interface Status
tab along the top of the
Network Tools
window to
view the IP address that is currently assigned to this terminal. The MAC
Address for this machine is also reported on this screen.
Diagnostics
If you are experiencing difficulty connecting to servers on certain segments of
your LAN, then you may want to use the ping command to verify you are
reaching specific servers and/or gateways on the subnet in question. To use
ping:
1.
Select the
Diagnostics
tab from the
Network Tools
window.
2.
In the
Host Address
field, type in the IP address or website you want
to test against and then press the
Ping
button.
3.
If there is an error in the delivery to the destination, the ping
command displays an error message. Otherwise, replies will
continuously display for each packet successfully sent and received.
4.
Press the
Stop
button to terminate the ping loop.