Product Information Base (PIB) Viewer

The Product Information Base (PIB) Viewer enables you to view a list of Lantronix device server parameters that DeviceInstaller uses to interact with these device servers. Most of the parameters are related to Lantronix's DeviceInstaller utility. CPR Manager only uses a PIB file during the device search operation.

Click the Get Latest PIB File Online button to get the most recent PIB file from Lantronix.

Most of the editable parameters are for use in DeviceInstaller and only authorized users can modify these values. Contact Tech Support if you have any questions about modifying values.

To open the PIB Editor:

From the Tools menu, select Product Information Base Viewer.

The PIB Viewer window has two panes:

The left pane groups the Lantronix device servers by family.
The top of the right pane provides information about the CPR version as well as entry fields and buttons enabling you to change the look and contents of the list information.
The bottom of the right pane displays the full list of device servers.

To view information about a device family or a single device in printable format:

Note: To close any of the screens that display, click the Close button at the top.

Right-click the name of the family or the device in the left pane and select Preview, which offers the following options:

Note: The other options are common to Windows applications and are not discussed here.

Details: Global parameters and device server parameters.
Summary: A few basic global and device server parameters..
List: A list of members of the device server family, if you are previewing family information.

To view or change parameters related to a device server:

Double-click the name of the device server in the left pane or the bottom right pane. Information and entry fields display. The top part of the screen includes version information and enables you to customize what and how information will display when you select a Preview tool option.
View or change the following information:

Application Parameters Common to all Device Servers.

Version (display only)	Version number of the PIB file.
Last Modified (display only)	Date and time the file was last modified.
Extended Version	Full name of the version of the PIB file.
PIB Code	PIB code specific to this PIB file.
Extra Title	Extra title of the PIB file.
Do Not Show Legacy Device Servers	Select to omit discontinued device servers from being shown in DeviceInstaller.
Do Not Show Unknown Device Servers	Select to omit unknown device servers from being shown in DeviceInstaller.

Note: The ability to change the icon and logo will be added in a future enhancement.

To view or enter comments about the global parameters, click the Global Comments button.
View or change the following information:

Parameters for the Current Device

Device ID	Device server type ID.
Number of Ports	Number of physical serial ports on the device server.
Operating System (display only)	Lantronix operating system running the device server: Evolution, CoBOs, or Linux.
Configuration File	Configuration file name used by the device server. (Evolution products only.)
Firmware File	Firmware file name used by the device server. (Evolution products only.)
Allow Firmware Upgrade	Select to enable you to upgrade the device server's firmware file.
Allow Serial Recovery	Select to enable you to install firmware through the serial port instead of the network in the event of a failure.
Device Class	Select the Lantronix group of products to which this device server belongs
Device Type	Select the specific type of device server, e.g., Console Manager or Embedded Device Server.
Device Name	Enter a name for the device server, or accept the Lantronix name.
Device Family	Lantronix category to which the device server belongs, e.g., Wireless, SecureLinx, or. EDS.
Allow View Details	Select to enable users to view device server details using DeviceInstaller.
Allow IP Address Change	Select to allow DeviceInstaller to change the IP address of the device server.

To view or enter comments about device server parameters, click the Device Comments button.
View or change the following information:

Serial Recovery

Load Type	Based on the chip type.
Initial Baud Rate	Initial baud rate DeviceInstaller uses when the serial port is open.
Final Baud Rate	Baud rate DeviceInstaller uses when data is being transferred.
Storage Type	Select the type of flash storage the device server uses.
Download Type	Select the format in which to download the firmware file.
Expects '@' at the Prompt	Only applies to device servers based on the Evolution OS.
Use Header	Select to include header information.
Use Compression	Select if the device server expects the firmware file to be compressed.
Erase Flash	Select if the device server supports the erasing of flash, and then specify one of the following: Min # pages to erase: Select the minimum number of pages to erase. Allow Erase All: Select if the device server supports the erasure of all flash.

You have the following options:

To cancel your entries, click the Cancel button. A dialog box displays a choice of options.
To save your entries, click the Save All button.
To close after saving, click the Close Button.

If you chose Save All or Cancel, the following buttons at the bottom of the page become active.

Delete: Click to delete the current settings.
Get Latest PIB File Online: Click to select and download the latest version of the Lantronix.pibx file.
Load a Previous PIB file: Click to select and load a previously backed-up PIB file.