Network Connection Window

The network console window allows an instructor terminal to control which trainee terminals are connected to it. It is only available in the instructor mode of the system. The window consists of three main components.

∆ Image VBS2Fires_14: Fires Network Connection Manager Window

∆ Image 9i: Network Connection Manager Window

The first is a list of currently connected stations on the left hand side. These stations will be displayed with the station name and IP address of the relevant terminals. Any of these terminals can be disconnected by clicking on the station and then clicking the ‘disconnect’ button.

The second part of the panel is located in the top right hand corner and allows an instructor to add a terminal by specifying its IP address. To do this, simply enter the IP address, complete with decimal points, and click the ‘Connect’ button. If the IP address can be found, the corresponding trainee terminal will be connected.

For trainee terminals on the same subnet as the instructor terminal, their name and IP address will be displayed in a list in the lower right hand corner of the window. To connect to one of these stations, simply select that IP address from the list and click connect. Note that any trainee stations on the other side of a router or switch will not be visible in this method and must be connected by manually specifying their IP address.

Note:
The Instructor should never Disconnect and then reconnect a trainee during the conduct of a scenario. This will result in the severing of communication between the Instructor and Trainee terminals. If this occurs, the trainee must conduct a connection in progress of the VBS2 mission, by calling the script command: call strikeConnectInProgress. In general, connections between Instructor and Trainee should be made before the VBS2 scenario starts.