Setting a Network Drive [Network Drive Setting]

Set a network drive.
Register the shared folder on a network drive with a shared name. The network drive connected to the Select File/Folder window of the FZ software will be displayed.
  1. On the Main screen, tap the [System] menu- [Controller] - [Network drive setting].
  2. Select the shared name to be registered, and tap [Edit].
    Network Drive Setting
  3. Enter the information to be allocated to the network drive (shared name), such as the shared folder, user name and password.
    Network Drive Setting
    Setting item
    Set value
    [Factory default]
    Description
    Share name
    S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z
    This is the name to be recognized by the controller as a network drive.
    Only 1 unit can be connected.For FZ3-L35Icon /FZ3-3IconIcon /FZ3-7IconIcon , the shared name is displayed in the ¥Network folder.
    For FZ3-9IconIcon /FZ3-H9IconIcon , the drive letters, such as E:, F:, G:, and H:, are displayed.
    Shared folder
    -
    Specify the shared folder name.
    Specify the name of the folder that has been created in advance on the network drive. For example, if the host name is VISION and the shared name is COMMON, specify a name such as ¥¥VISION¥COMMON.
    User name
    -
    Enter the user name and the password to access the network drive.
    If you are unclear about the user name or the password, contact the device network administrator.
    Password
    -
  4. Tap [OK].
  5. Tap [OK] on the network drive setting screen, and close the screen.
The setting is enabled after the controller is restarted.
Important
  • When image logging or data logging is executed for a network drive, the communication may be disrupted and the logging process may not be executed successfully due to the controller measurement load that becomes too heavy when the multiple image input function is used. In this case, set a reasonable amount of measurement takt time.
  • If many drives are set as network drives, it may require a greater amount of time to start the controller.
  • Do not pull out the LAN cable while the controller is accessing the network drives.
  • Start the controller when the network drives are ready. A connection cannot be established if the network drives are not ready when the controller is started.
  • If there is no access to a network drive for a certain amount of time, the connection will be automatically cut off depending on the network drive setting of the connection target. Make sure that the setting on the connection target is not set to automatic disconnection.
  • Date and time of the update of the file created at network logging
    If the time zone of the external device is different from the time zone setting of the controller [GMT-08:00 Pacific Time (US & Canada): Do not automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time], the date and time actually written may be different from the date and time of the file update. Adjust the time zone of the external device to match that of the controller's.