Edit Device Scan Settings display for Modbus

Edit notification policy and communication settings the server uses with its monitored Modbus devices.

Shared Element	Description
Hostname	When only one device is selected, identifies the hostname or IP address of that Modbus device. Note No Hostname is provided when multiple devices are selected.
Slave Address	Select the slave address you want associated with the selected Modbus device. Note When more than one device is selected, the slave address may not be configured.
Device Definition File	The device definition file (DDF) associated with the device. Note The DDF associated with a Modbus device cannot be modified.
Scan Interval (minutes)	Select how much time will pass between Data Center Expert server scans of a selected Modbus device for status information: from 1 through 60 minutes, and Default, the minutes for which is defined by the Global Scan Settings option's Scan Interval setting. Note Setting the scan interval below the default value of five minutes can adversely affect performance when the Data Center Expert server is managing a large number of devices.
Port	The number of the port used for Modbus communications with a selected Modbus device.
Timeout (seconds)	Select how long the Data Center Expert server will wait for a response before it considers an attempt to communicate with a selected Modbus device has failed.
Retries	The number of times the Data Center Expert server will try to communicate with the device after the timeout has expired before considering communication has failed.