User guide

26 HYDRA2 Operator Manual
Using H20
FIGURE 1 - MANAGE FOLDERS SCREEN
MANAGE FOLDERS
Before access rights to I/O from
consoles can be restricted, and
before port patching can be carried
out using H2O, I/O ports need to be
added to folders. Folders are a means
of organizing ports into lists and sub-
lists.
Organizing Folders
The right hand pane shows the folder
structure and the ports within those
folders. Figure 1 shows an example
viewing the contents of a folder labelled
“IO 1”.
Click FOLDERS ‘+’ at the bottom of the
screen to add a new folder. Note, folders
can be created within folders to help give
a logical structure relating to location and
usage.
When managing access rights to I/O
from consoles, whole folders can be
selected which in turn selects all the
ports within that folder, or its subfolders.
Therefore the folder structure created
should minimize the number of clicks
required to change access for common
situations. For example, if there is a folder
called “Studio1” which contains folders
called “Area1” & “Area2”, Access to
Studio1 can be completely restricted or
enabled by selecting the “Studio1” folder,
or to the individual areas by clicking on
the sub-folders. Flexibility is maintained
by allowing ports to be selected on an
individual basis if required.
The FOLDERS ‘-’ button can be used to
remove folders that are no longer needed,
and the FOLDERS EDIT button can be
used to re-label folders if required.
Adding Ports to Folders
A folder may contain other folders or I/O
ports, however it cannot contain both.
Ports may only be added to folders or
sub-folders which do not contain further
sub-folders.
FIGURE 2 - ADD TO FOLDER
FIGURE 3 - REMOVE FROM FOLDER
The Manage Folders page shows the
available I/O boxes in the left hand pane.
Clicking on a box brings up a list of all the
ports within that box. Clicking the BOXES
button at the top of the list reverts to the
list of I/O boxes. Column headers can
be clicked to view the lists in a different
order. The PORT DESCRIPTIONS button
displays the additional descriptive label for
the ports.
To add ports to a folder, select the relevant
I/O box on the left, then select the port
or ports required. Ports are selected by
clicking on them. To select multiple ports,
hold CTRL whilst clicking each required
port, or to select a consecutive group
of ports, hold SHIFT whilst clicking on
the second to highlight all the ports in
between. Highlight the folder chosen to
be the location of the ports and click the
‘Add to Folder’ button at the bottom of the
folder list, shown in Figure 2, to add the
selected ports to the selected folder. To
remove ports from a folder, highlight the