RingMaster Management Guide - Juniper Networks

RingMaster Client Preferences
This chapter describes how to change RingMaster Client preferences. You can set
RingMaster preferences for a user session on the system on which RingMaster is installed.
The preferences you set are valid only for that user on that system. Initial setting of RingMaster Client
preferences is described in detail in “Setting Preferences” in the publication RingMaster Planning
Guide. This chapter deals with updating and changing preferences.
Preferences Values
To set or change RingMaster preferences, in the RingMaster main window, select Tools >
Preferences and you will see a multi-tabbed Preferences dialog. Settings made with items on each of
these tabs are described in the paragraphs below.
Network Options
To change network options:
1. Select Tools > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.
2. Click the Network tab.
You can access these same settings as described above in MX Connection Settings.
3. To set the amount of time that RingMaster waits for a connection to be established to an MX
before trying to connect again, specify the timeout (1 to 30 seconds) in the Connect Timeout
box. The default is 5 seconds.
4. To set the number of times (0 to 5) RingMaster tries to reconnect to the MX after the original
attempt, specify the value in the Retry Count field. The default is 3 times. For example, if the
retry count is 3, RingMaster attempts to establish a connection to an MX four times. If you
specify 0, RingMaster does not attempt to establish a connection if the first attempt is
unsuccessful.
5. Click Close to close the Preferences dialog box, or click another tab to continue making
changes.
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