Computer Name - BCPro - LIT-12011905 - Server - BCPro Data Server - 4.0

BCPro Data Server
Product
Building Automation Systems > Databases and Data Servers > BCPro Data Server
Document type
User Guide
Document number
LIT-12011905
Version
4.0
Revision date
2020-03-27

Resides on the Network tab as an editable attribute. Devices on the LAN and the BCPro system network use the Computer Name to identify and communicate with the Router across the network. Computer Name is synonymous with host name on a network.

Important: The Computer Name must start with a letter, end with either a letter or a number, and may contain dashes only in the interior of the name. Failure to follow the name restrictions results in the Computer Name value changing when a Router is updated.

Each Router ships with a unique initial Computer Name value, which is RTRxxxxxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxxxxxx is the Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) address of the device without the hyphens. For example, if the Router has a MAC address of 00-80-66-05-0F-FC, the initial computer name is RTR008066050FFC.

If you change the value of this attribute, a BCPro Confirmation dialog box appears stating that the changes you have made will cause the device to reset, and will cause any unsaved data in other user interface display panels to be lost. Click OK to continue, or click Cancel to return to Edit mode. If you clicked OK, the Router resets and the new settings take effect. The name entered in the Computer Name attribute is automatically entered in the Local Site Director attribute of the Router, if it is defined as the Site Director.

Both the Computer Name and Name attributes default to the object identifier you used during manual object creation; however, do not confuse the Computer Name attribute with the Name attribute. Changing the Router Name attribute does not impact the object references or network communication with other devices on the site.

Changing the Computer Name online breaks any existing references between the Router object and other objects on the site, and may break the existing network connection to other devices on the network. We do not recommend changing the Computer Name online. If you change the Computer Name attribute in the BCT (right-click the Router in the navigation tree and select Rename), both the Computer Name and Name attributes are changed to the new name you select. The Item Reference then updates to show the new Computer Name. Download the updated database to the renamed device and any other devices that refer to the renamed device.

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