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ž You can modify the attribute configuration settings from the web interface or the CLI.

Normally, it is not necessary to change the attribute settings. The following list describes the attributes that most often need changed, and an example of circumstances which might call for a change.

(”commSocketListenerPort (Communications, Socket Listener Port Number) – under Global Attributes. Used to change the communications port number. Do not change the commSocket ListenerPort attribute from the web interface, see Section 6.3.2 for information on configuring ports.
You may need to change the port number if there is another, conflicting application.
(BcommConnectionTimeout (Communications, Connection Handshake Timeout) – under Global Attributes. Used to change the amount of time that can elapse before the system times out.
You may want to change the Timeout setting if your network is very slow and you want to allow more time for connections before timing out.
(/Report Type – under Global Attributes. Used to change the problem report display from detailed to brief.
Unless you specifically need the full report output, you should use the brief report. See Section 6.3.3 for more information on changing the Report Type.
(`autoMode (Automatic Mode) – under the Reader attributes (DUReader, VMSReader, or NTReader depending on your operating system). Used to enable or disable automatic processing of the binary system event log.
You may want to change the autoMode setting if there are event entries for hardware that is not supported by automatic hardware analysis.
(HTTPServerPort – under CAWebService Attributes. Used to change the port used for http communications. See Section 6.3.2 for more information on configuring ports.
You may need to change the port number if there is a usage conflict.

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t The CLI has limited configuration abilities.

8Socket Ports

â The socket ports can only be modified from the command line. Refer to Section 6.3.2 for details on changing the ports.

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‹ Using the web interface, you can change attributes from the Configuration Settings window (see Figure 6–1). Attributes that can be changed have a New Setting field and three buttons in the System Configuration window. You must select an attribute to determine if it can be changed.

i To change the value of an attribute, enter the new value in the New Setting field. Depending on the attribute that you want to change, you may be able to select the new attribute value from a drop-down list or change a check-box setting. After changing attributes you have several choices.

(GClick the Change button to apply the changes to the current attribute.
(fClick the Reset button to change the values of the current attribute back to their last applied value.
(_Click the Default button to change the values of the current attribute to their default values.

» If you leave the Configuration Settings window without clicking the Change button, your modifications will be lost.

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