C•CURE 800/8000 Hardware Configuration Guide - Tyco Security ...

Secondary TabTable 2-8: Secondary Tab FieldsField/ButtonController having secondarycommunications with host:Method of communicationbetween host and controller:Controller attempts toconnect to host every nsecondsDescriptionEnter the name of the controller in the cluster that is responsible for communicationswith the host when a failure occurs on the primary communications path. You canspecify the master or another controller in the cluster, the alternate master. Doubleclickon this field to display a list of controllers from which you can make a selection.If you select a controller that is not a cluster member, C•CURE 800/8000 displays anerror message telling you to choose another controller.NOTE: This field is unavailable if the cluster is online. See the note on page 2-43 forthe procedure to put the cluster offline.Specify the type of connection that the controller uses to communicate with the host:• TCP/IP. The controller communicates with the host using TCP/IP over anEthernet network.Specify the number of seconds that the controller waits between attempts to firstconnect to the host on the secondary communications path. Use the Controllerdeclares connection failure after failed attempts field in the Secondary tab tospecify the number of connection attempts the controller makes before acommunications failure is declared for the secondary communications path.2–44 C•CURE 800/8000 Hardware Configuration Guide