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Contents

Contents

1 Introduction 5
1.1 Password change during first time log on 6

2 Starting the application 7

2.1 System Requirements 8
2.1.1 Hardware 8
2.1.2 Operating system 8
2.2 Installation 10
2.2.1 Installation under Windows 10
2.2.2 Installation under Linux 11
2.3 Deinstallation 12
2.3.1 Deinstallation under Windows 12
2.3.2 Deinstallation under Linux 12

3 Using HiView 13
3.1 Devices Tab 14
3.1.1 Adding a device 15
3.1.2 TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 algorithm handling 15
3.1.3 Tile view 16
3.1.4 Table view 18
3.1.5 Removing a device 19
3.1.6 Device access 19
3.1.7 Connecting to Industrial HiVision 23
3.2 Discovery Tab 25
3.2.1 Discovery Tab Visibility 25
3.2.2 HiDiscovery v2 25
3.2.3 Network Adapter 26
3.2.4 Signaling a Device 27
3.2.5 First time log on (Password change) 27
3.2.6 IP address management 28
3.2.7 Device access 28

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4 HiView Applet Launcher 31

4.1 Starting the Applet Launcher 32
4.1.1 Open a device with the Applet Launcher 34
4.1.2 Auto-Login 34

5 Saving an individual configuration 35

6 Delete cache directory 37

7 Devices in the Hirschmann Application Lab 39

8 Maintenance 41

A Tested products and software versions 43

B Index 48

C Further support 49

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1 Introduction

HiView is a stand-alone application. HiView thus allows you to use the

graphic user interface of Hirschmann Ethernet devices with management
independently of other applications, such as a browser.
HiView is convenient in that it allows you to store HiView on a portable
storage medium and start it on other computers in your data network.
HiView also supports your security efforts, as accessing Hirschmann devices
with a product certificate is possible only with a valid product certificate.

 Application Example
As the administrator of a large data network, you sometimes have to visit
sites within your data network.
With a USB stick in your pocket, on which you have previously copied
HiView with your settings, you have barrier-free access to the graphical
user interface of Hirschmann Ethernet devices.
Forget difficulties such as the incompatibility of browsers, Java versions
or Java plug-ins, installation with entries in the registry or the changing
cache content of browsers on different computers.

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log on

1.1 Password change during first

time log on

To help prevent undesired access to the devices, it is imperative that you

change the default password during initial setup.
Starting with the following software releases, it is necessary to change the
default password during the initial setup:
 HiOS
08.1.00
07.1.00
 Classic Switch
09.1.00
09.0.17
 RSB
05.3.09
 GECKO
02.2.00
 Eagle 20/30/40
03.3.00
 EagleOne
05.4.00

You can find detailed information about changing the password in “First time
log on (Password change)” on page 27.

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2 Starting the application

HiView is a stand-alone, portable application. This section describes the

prerequisites and preparations for starting the HiView application.

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2.1 System Requirements

2.1.1 Hardware
 Processor
x86 compatible CPU, min. 1 GHz
 RAM
at least 1 GB, 2 GB recommended
HiView requires approx. 200 MB free RAM.
For every open window, HiView requires an additional 500 MB RAM
To start Industrial HiVision, HiView requires an additional 2 GB RAM
 Disk space
1 GB free.
 Monitor resolution
at least 1024x768 pixels.

2.1.2 Operating system

 Windows 7 (64 Bit)
 Windows 8.1 (64 Bit)
 Windows 10, Version 1803 (64 Bit)
 Windows Server 2019
 PC Linux (64 Bit: Kernel 3.10, libc 6):
Debian 8
Debian 9
Debian 10
Red Hat 7
Red Hat 8

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Note: Install the libgtk2.0-0 packages for Debian.

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2.2 Installation

2.2.1 Installation under Windows

If you use the installation wizard proceed as follows:
 Download the hiview04200_windows.exe file.
 To install HiView, double click on the program file.
 Answer the questions of the installation script and follow its instructions.
If you do not answer a question of the installation script, then the
installation script selects the default answer.

If you wish to use HiView as a portable application, then proceed as follows:

 Download the hiview04200_windows.zip file.
 Verify that authentication is available for data read-write access.
 Extract the files onto your portable medium for example, SD card, USB
stick or onto the hard drive of your computer.

 To start the HiView application, double click the HiView program symbol.

Note: If you get the message Error during installation of

ikernel.exe, then the current user account does not have administration
rights.

The first time you start the HiView application, HiView asks you to accept
the license conditions.
After you have accepted the license conditions, HiView creates the
configuration file HiView[2.0].cfg.
Among other things, the configuration file also contains the languages of the
application interface that you can select.

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Note: When you restart the application, HiView opens the last saved
configuration.

2.2.2 Installation under Linux

 Download the hiview04200_linux.tar.gz file.
 Extract the archive file into a file system that supports “Execute” rights.
Depending on the Linux derivative, the file system can be stored onto a
portable medium for example, SD card, USB stick or onto the hard drive
of your computer.
 Provide “Execute” rights to every HiView application, (*.sh) in the HiView
root directory with the chmod command. For example, run the command,
chmod +x HiView.sh.
 Start the HiView application HiView.sh.
The first time you start the HiView application, HiView asks you to accept
the license conditions.
After you have accepted the license conditions, HiView creates the
configuration file HiView[2.0].cfg.
Among other things, the configuration file also contains the languages of the
application interface that you can select.
You will find details on the different Linux derivatives on the product pages of
Belden.
www.beldensolutions.com

Note: When you restart the application, HiView opens the last saved
configuration.

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2.3 Deinstallation

2.3.1 Deinstallation under Windows

 Quit the program HiView before you start the deinstallation.

 To uninstall HiView, select:

Start:Control Panel:Software

 Select the program HiView.

 Click on Change/Remove and follow the instructions of the deinstallation

routine.
If you installed HiView as a portable application, then proceed as follows:
 Navigate to the extracted files on your portable medium for example, SD
card, USB stick or on the hard drive of your computer. Verify that
authentication is available for data read-write access.
 Delete the directory where you extracted the application files.

2.3.2 Deinstallation under Linux

 Log on with the su command so that you have root access rights.

 Delete the directory where you extracted the application files with the
command rm -rf

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3 Using HiView

After you start it the first time, HiView displays the following program window:

Figure 1: HiView program window after you start it the first time

The dialog contains the following tabs:

 Devices Tab
 Discovery Tab

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3.1 Devices Tab

The Devices tab displays your devices as either a tile or a list item. You can
verify the reachability and configure the devices displayed in the dialog. The
dialog allows you to configure the devices using a web browser, telnet or
SSH.

If you use HTTPS to connect to a device and get the message, “Secure
connection failed, please try again using a URL prefix and
port.”, then update the device software.
After you update the device software, proceed as follows:
 Make a new certificate.
Use an up-to-date hash algorithm to make the new certificate.
 Upload the new certificate on the device.

If you can not use HTTPS to connect to your device, then you can try to
access the device with HTTP.

Note: HTTP and Telnet are unsecure connections. Hirschmann

recommends that you use only secure methods, such as HTTPS or SSH to
access your device.

 To use HTTP to access your device, enter http://<IP address> in the

URL field.

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3.1.1 Adding a device

To add a device to the Devices tab, proceed as follows:
 In the URL field at the bottom of the dialog, enter the path with the IP
address of your device or its domain name.
 Click the Open GUI button.
HiView establishes a connection to the device, opens the graphical user
interface of the device and adds the device to the dialog. HiView copies
the program file of the device to the cache directory of the HiView
installation directory.
The HiOS devices, with software version 7.0 and higher, have an HTML5
based Graphical User Interface (GUI). When you enter an IP address of a
device with an HTML5 based GUI, HiView connects to the device with your
default browser. After accessing the device, HiView adds the device to the
dialog.
The BAT devices also have HTML dialogs. When you enter an IP address of
a BAT device, HiView connects to the device with your default browser.

Note: HiView does not support BAT-C nor BAT-C2 devices.

Note: To help provide secure communications, use HTTPS or SSH to

connect to a device. Disable the HTTP and Telnet functions in the Web
Server dialog of the device.

3.1.2 TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 algorithm handling

The TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 algorithms are deprecated and have been
succeeded by the TLSv1.2 algorithm. Some older devices, or servers with
older software, still use the TLSv1 or TLSv1.1 algorithm. In the default
setting, the HiView application supports the TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 algorithms.

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To disable the TLSv1 and TLSV1.1 algorithms, perform the following steps:
 Close the HiView application.
 Using a text editor, save a text file as security.properties to your
installation directory:
 Enter the following text into the security.properties file:
reenableUnsecureTLSAlgorithms=false
 Save the security.properties file.
 Restart the HiView application.

3.1.3 Tile view

Figure 2: Tile view

The Tile view is the HiView default setting. If you want to switch from Tile
View to Table view, proceed as follows:
 To display the Table view, select Preferences > View > Table view.

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Every tile represents one device and displays the device symbol, the device
name and the device address.
The more often you establish a connection to the device, the further forward
HiView places the device in the Tile view.

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3.1.4 Table view

HiView provides a Table view as an alternative to the Tile view:

Figure 3: Table view

 To display the Tile view, select Preferences > View > Tile view.
Every table row represents one device and displays the device symbol, the
device name and the device address. Furthermore, HiView indicates with a
check mark in the “Open” column if the graphical user interface of the device
is open.
The more often you establish a connection to the device, the further up the
list HiView places the device in the Table view.

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3.1.5 Removing a device

To remove a device from the Devices tab, proceed as follows:
 Tile view
 Select the tile of the device you want to delete.
 Click the “Delete“ button.
 Table view
 Select the table row with the device you want to delete:
 Select Devices > Delete Selected Devices.

3.1.6 Device access

 Certificate Fingerprints
If HiView does not have an HTTPS certificate fingerprint on record for a
device, then HiView displays the “Confirm HTTPS Certificate“ dialog. The
dialog contains the fingerprint of the HTTPS certificate. HiView also
displays the “Confirm Applet Signature Certificate“ dialog when a
fingerprint for an applet signing certificate is not on record. To help
prevent a man-in-the-middle attack, verify that the dialog contains the
correct fingerprint.
If you do not know the fingerprint of the HTTPS certificate, then you can
use HiView to get the fingerprint. To get the fingerprint of the HTTPS
certificate, perform the following steps:
 In a controlled environment, connect the isolated device, for which you
wish to get the fingerprint, directly to your PC.
 Open the GUI of the device.
 When the fingerprint of the certificate is not recorded in the
ssl_known_hosts file, HiView displays the “Confirm HTTPS
Certificate“ dialog.
 Copy the fingerprint to a secure location.

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If you do not know the fingerprint of the applet signing certificate, then you
can use HiView to get the fingerprint. To get the fingerprint of the applet
signing certificate, perform the following steps:
 In a controlled environment, connect the device, for which you wish to
get the fingerprint, directly to your PC.
 Open the GUI of the device.
 In the “Confirm HTTPS Certificate“ dialog, click either the “Accept“ or
the “Accept Permanently“ button. The “Confirm Applet Signature
Certificate“ dialog opens.
 Copy the fingerprint to a secure location.
If HiView does not display the “Confirm HTTPS Certificate“ dialog, then
HiView accepted the fingerprint permanently in a previous session. To
display the “Confirm HTTPS Certificate“ dialog again, perform the
following steps:
 Close the GUI of the device.
 Open the <Installation directory>/ssl_known_hosts text file.
 Comment out the line that contains the IP address and fingerprint of
the device.
 In HiView, reopen the GUI of the device. The “Confirm HTTPS
Certificate“ dialog opens.
If HiView does not display the “Confirm Applet Signature Certificate“
dialog, then HiView accepted the fingerprint permanently in a previous
session. To display the “Confirm Applet Signature Certificate“ dialog
again, perform the following steps:
 Close the GUI of the device.
 Open the <Installation directory>/known_applet_signatures
text file.
 Comment out the fingerprint lines.
 In HiView, reopen the GUI of the device.When HiView did not record
the fingerprint of the HTTPS certificate in a previous session the
“Confirm HTTPS Certificate“ dialog opens.
 In the “Confirm HTTPS Certificate“ dialog, click either the “Accept“ or
the “Accept Permanently“ button. The “Confirm Applet Signature
Certificate“ dialog opens.

Note: HiView displays the “Confirm Applet Signature Certificate“ dialog

for certificates issued around the release date of HiView 4.2, and later.

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After the network administrator gets the fingerprint of the certificate, the
network administrator uses a secure channel to send the fingerprint to the
remote client. The remote client compares the fingerprint received from
the network administrator to the fingerprint in the dialog. To help you verify
the fingerprint, HiView lets you copy and paste the fingerprint in the
“Fingerprint to verify“ field.
The buttons in the dialog let you perform the following actions:
 “Accept“
HiView accepts the certificate, but does not record the fingerprint for
future reference. HiView opens the dialog for confirmation each time
you access the device.
 “Accept Permanently“
HiView records the fingerprint for future reference.
 “Cancel“
The dialog closes without making a connection to the device. The
fingerprint is not recorded for future reference.

 Graphical user interface (GUI)

To access a device through the graphical user interface, proceed as
follows:
 Tile view
 Select the tile of the desired device.
 Table view
 To view the context menu, right-click the table row of the desired
device.
 Click the “Open GUI“ button.

Note: If you use your computer to connect to the device through a firewall,
enter a rule in the firewall that allows the data traffic through port 161.

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 Command Line Interface (CLI)

HiView lets you connect to a device using SSH or Telnet. HiView attempts
to connect to a device using SSH first. When HiView cannot connect to a
device using SSH, HiView attempts to connect to the device using Telnet.
To access a device using the Command Line Interface (CLI), perform the
following steps:
 Tile view
 To view the context menu, right-click the tile with the desired
device.
 Click the “Open CLI connection“ button.
 Table view
 To view the context menu, right-click the table row of the desired
device.
 Click the “Open CLI connection“ button.
As an alternative HiView lets you start the CLI using the “URL“ field, in
both the Tile view and the Table view. To access a device using the “URL“
field, perform the following steps:
 Enter a device IP address in the “URL“ field.
 Click the “Open CLI connection“ button.

Note: To help provide secure communications, use SSH and disable

Telnet on the device.

Note: If your computer is connected to the device through a firewall, enter

a rule in the firewall that allows the data traffic through port 22 (SSH) or
port 23 (Telnet).

 Displaying a certificate
Hirschmann devices usually have certificates for the Web application (jar
file). Depending on the device you access, the connection also has a
certificate.
 To view the certificates of HiOS devices, with a software version lower
than 7.0, select in the graphical user interface of the device Tools >
Retrieve Product.
 To view the certificates of the HiOS devices, with software version 7.0
or higher, open the certificate in the web browser.

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3.1.7 Connecting to Industrial HiVision

Using HiView, you can start the Industrial HiVision GUI without installing
Industrial HiVision. You can use the URL connection to Industrial HiVision to
monitor the status of your network. This function offers you a limited version
of the Industrial HiVision GUI.
To establish a connection to the Industrial HiVision “Web server“, in the
Industrial HiVision Preferences > Advanced > Services (Access) dialog,
perform the following steps:
 Mark the Web server > Web server checkbox.
 Mark the Project Data Server > Remote Access checkbox.
 Record the following settings:
– Web Server > Protocol
– Web Server > Port
– Project Data Server > Port
Starting with Industrial HiVision release 8.0, you can change the value
of the Project Data Server > Port. Record this value if you changed
the default port value. If you changed the Project Data Server > Port
from the default port value, then it is necessary to connect to the
configured port.

Note: You can find the default port values in the Industrial HiVision
manual, chapter A.5 “Ports used“.

Perform the following steps in the HiView Devices tab.

In the following examples, these values are used:
 The Web Server > Protocol is https.
 The IP address of the network management station is 10.0.1.159.
 The Web Server > Port is 11194.
 For the second example, the Project Data Server > Port was changed
to 10000.
When the Project Data Server > Port is set to the default port value,
perform the following steps:
 In the “URL“ field, enter the following information: Web Server >
Protocol://Management Station IP Address:Web Server > Port.
For example, https://10.0.1.159:11194.
 Press the “Return“ key.

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When you changed the Project Data Server > Port from the default port
value, perform the following steps:
 In the “URL“ field, enter the following information: Web Server > Protocol
://Management Station IP Address:Web Server > Port?project-
data-port=Project Data Server > Port.
For example, https://10.0.1.159:11194?project-data-
port=10000.
 Press the “Return“ key.

Note: The Web server port value that Industrial HiVision uses is version-
dependent. You find the port that Industrial HiVision uses in the settings
under Preferences > Advanced > Services.
Starting with Industrial HiVision version 7.0 you find the current port number
in the Preferences > Advanced > Services Access dialog.

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3.2 Discovery Tab

The Discovery tab allows you to search for devices in your network. The tab
also allows you to specify the IP parameters for the devices. The tab also
allows you to configure the devices using a web browser, Telnet or SSH.
The Discovery tab is compatible with devices that support HiDiscovery v2.
 Classic Switches since version 09.0.01
 HiOS since version 05.0.00
 HiSecOS since version 03.0.00

3.2.1 Discovery Tab Visibility

If you do not have devices in your network that support HiDiscovery v2 then
HiView allows you to hide the Discovery tab.
To hide the Discovery tab proceed as follows:
 Start HiView.
 In the menu bar, click Preferences > Options.
 Unmark the Display Discovery tab checkbox.
 Click the Close button.
 In the menu bar, click File > Exit.
 Restart the HiView program.

3.2.2 HiDiscovery v2
HiDiscovery v2 is a primary setup tool based on the SNMPv2 protocol. After
you select the network adapter and click the Refresh button, the Discovery
tab displays a line for every device that responds to a HiDiscovery v2 inquiry.

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Note: After you have assigned the IP parameters, it is recommended that

you disable the HiDiscovery v2 function in the Network dialog of the device.

To disable the HiDiscovery v2 function, use the following work steps:

 Open the Devices tab.
 Log on to the device by double-clicking on the device entry.
 Open to the Networks dialog.
 In the HiDiscovery v2 frame, click the Off radio button.
 Save the configuration on the device.

Note: When using HiDiscovery v2 to search for devices behind a firewall,

configure the firewall to forward UDP packets on port 51973.

3.2.3 Network Adapter

The Discovery tab uses the first network interface found for the computer.
When your computer has several network cards, you can select the one you
desire in the adapter field at the bottom of the tab. To scan your network with
the available network cards, select “Every Network Interface“.
When the Adapter field does not display an adapter, verify that the IPv4
Ethernet Property in the network settings on the HiView host are enabled.

Note: If you change the network interface parameters of the computer, then
restart HiView.

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3.2.4 Signaling a Device

The Discovery tab allows you to identify the devices displayed in the list.

 To set the LEDs to flashing for the selected device, mark the Signal
checkbox.
 To stop the flashing, unmark the Signal checkbox.

3.2.5 First time log on (Password change)

The Discovery > Password Change column displays devices for which it is
necessary to change the default password. If the checkbox in the Password
Change column contains a mark, then the device still has the default
password configured. The Password change function is only available for
devices that support the HiDiscovery v2 protocol, see “Password change
during first time log on” on page 6.

 Example configuration
To change the default password on a device proceed as follows:
 Open the Discovery tab.
 Select a device which has a marked checkbox in the Password
Change column.
 Right-click on a selected device.
 In the context menu select the Change Password option.
 In the Change Password > New password field, type in the password
that you want to use to access the device.
 You can use the following methods to verify your password:
– Mark the Show Password checkbox. The New password field
displays the password in plain text.
– Type in the same password in the Confirm password field.
 Click the OK button.

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Note: You can change the password on several devices at the same time.
For security reasons, it is recommended that each device has a different
password.

3.2.6 IP address management

The Discovery tab displays which IP addresses are configured on your
devices. When a device has both an IPv4 and IPv6 address assigned to it,
you can select which address HiView uses to connect to the device. The
addresses displayed in the IPv6 Address (Link Local) column are local
addresses. The devices use Link-local addresses only to communicate
within the network segment or broadcast domain.
To select which IP address HiView uses to communicate with the device
proceed as follows:
 Open the Discovery tab.
 In the tool bar, select Preferences > Options.
 In the Options dialog, activate the radio button for the preferred version.

3.2.7 Device access

When you access a device for the first time using HTTPS, HiView displays
the Security Alert dialog containing the host key fingerprint. Verify that the
dialog contains the correct key for the device which you are attempting to
access.
Right-clicking on a device row in the table displays a drop-down list with the
following functions:

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 Configure
The Configure function opens the Discovery Configuration dialog which
allows you to specify the IP parameters and name of a device.

Note: After you make changes to the parameters in the Discovery

Configuration dialog, the changes are only saved in the running
configuration. To save the changes in the permanent memory, use the
Load/Save function in the Graphical User Interface of the device.

 GUI
The GUI function opens the graphical user interface of the device which
allows you access to the device configuration.

Note: If you use your computer to connect to the device through a firewall,
enter a rule in the firewall that allows the data traffic through port 161.

 GUI / Add to devices

The GUI / Add to devices function opens the graphical user interface of
the device and adds the device to the Devices tab.

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 SSH/Telnet
The “SSH/Telnet“ function allows you to remotely login to the Command
Line Interface (CLI) of the device using an encrypted network protocol.
HiView attempts to connect to a device using SSH first. When HiView
cannot connect to a device using SSH, HiView attempts to connect to the
device using Telnet.
To help provide secure communications, use SSH and disable Telnet on
the device.
The prerequisite for an SSH connection is that the SSH server using
SSHv2 is enabled in the device.

Note: If your computer is connected to the device through a firewall, enter

a rule in the firewall that allows the data traffic through port 22 (SSH) or
port 23 (Telnet).

Note: To help provide secure communications, use SSH and disable

Telnet on the device.

 Ping
The Ping function allow you to test the reachability of a device in an IP
network. The function also measures the round trip time of the ICMP echo
request and reply.

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4 HiView Applet Launcher

When you install the HiView program, the Applet Launcher is added to the
installation directory. You can find the Applet Launcher in the HiView
installation directory.
You can use the Applet Launcher in conjunction with other external
programs. Calling the Applet Launcher from an external program lets you
open the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of a device.
HiView for example, uses the Applet Launcher to open the Graphical User
Interface of a device. After you open a supported device with HiView, it stores
the device information and displays the device.

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4.1 Starting the Applet Launcher

To start the Applet Launcher, perform the following steps:

 Open a command window.
 Change the directory to the HiView installation directory.
For example, if the installation directory is the default installation directory,
then enter the following command:
cd/d C:\Program Files\Hirschmann\HiView 4.2
 Enter AppletLauncherCmd.exe on the command line.
 Press the Return key.

Note: The Applet Launcher is also available for Linux users. To start the
Applet Launcher with the Linux operating system, open the HiView root
directory and start the AppletLauncher.sh.

After you press the Return key, the command window displays the Usage
line and descriptions of the available arguments. On the Usage line the
arguments in brackets, “[]” are optional.

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The following list contains further description of the available arguments:

 -address
– http[s]
This argument is optional. Enter the protocol over which you wish to
communicate with the device. If you do not specify a value for this
argument, then the Applet Launcher attempts to communicate with the
device over HTTPS. If the Applet Launcher cannot communicate with
the device over HTTPS, then it attempts to communicate with the
device over HTTP.

Note: When the Applet Launcher uses HTTP, it transmits passwords in

plain text.

– IP address
This is the only mandatory argument. This value is the IP address of
the device.
– Port
The TCP web port of the device for example, 80 = HTTP, 443 =
HTTPS. If you changed the web port of the device, then enter the web
port in the command. Otherwise, this argument is optional.
– ?Param=Value[&Param=Value]
The URL query project-data-port parameter is used to connect to
Industrial HiVision. See “Connecting to Industrial HiVision” on
page 23.
 -user
This argument is optional. Enter the login user name for the device. This
argument is used for the auto-login function. Use this argument only in
combination with the password argument.
 -password
This argument is optional. Enter the login password for the device. This
argument is used for the auto-login function. Use this argument only in
combination with the user argument.
 -locale
This argument is optional. This argument is used to specify the GUI
language of the device. The possible values are en for English, and de for
German.

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4.1.1 Open a device with the Applet Launcher

The following example describes how to enter arguments in the command
line to open the login dialog of a device.
In the following example, these values are used:
 The protocol is omitted from the command line. The Applet Launcher
attempts to communicate with the device over HTTPS.
 The IP address is 123.45.67.89.
 The desired GUI language is English.
To open the login dialog of a device, enter the values in the command line as
follows:
AppletLauncherCmd.exe -address 123.45.67.89 -locale en

4.1.2 Auto-Login
You can use the Applet Launcher to automatically login to the device.
The following example describes how to enter arguments in the command
line to automatically login to a device. The web port on the device was also
changed.
In the following example, these values are used:
 The protocol with which the Applet Launcher communicates with the
device is https.
 The IP address of the device is 123.456.78.90.
 The web port was changed to 5000.
 The user name is admin.
 The password is private.
 The desired GUI language is English.
To automatically login to a device, enter the values in the command line as
follows:
AppletLauncherCmd.exe -address https://123.456.78.90:5000 -
user admin -password private -locale en

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5 Saving an individual
configuration

HiView allows you to create configurations for particular application cases in

the .hvw format and to save them to a location of your choice. Thus, you
determine which devices the Devices tab displays. Application examples are
a network related device selection and a selection on the basis of device
families.
 To save an individual configuration, select File > Save as.
 To open an individual configuration, select File > Open.

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6 Delete cache directory

When establishing a connection to a device, HiView loads the device-specific

application into the cache directory of your HiView folder.
When you are setting up the connection to this device again, the device-
specific application saved in the cache directory keeps you from having to
wait for a reload.
In order to free memory space on your storage medium, HiView allows you
to delete the cache directory completely or in part.
 Select Preferences > Cache.
HiView displays the “HiView - Cache” dialog.
 Select the devices which you want to delete from the cache directory.
 Click the Delete button.

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tion Lab

7 Devices in the Hirschmann

Application Lab

HiView allows you to access a selection of devices in the Hirschmann

Application Lab through the Internet. These devices allow you to familiarize
yourself with the graphical user interface of the devices.
 Select File > Hirschmann Application Lab.

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8 Maintenance

Hirschmann is continually working on improving and developing our

software. You should regularly check whether there is a new version of the
software that provides you with additional benefits.
You will find information about updates and upgrades on the Internet pages
of Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH.
www.beldensolutions.com

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ons

A Tested products and software

versions

The HiView Devices tab has been tested and is compatible with the following
devices and software versions:

Note: The * symbol entered next to the version means the software version,
and later versions, support the HiDiscovery v2 protocol.

 Products with “Classic Switch Software”

 EAGLE20
05.4.00*
05.3.02
 MACH100 L2P
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 MACH100GE L2P
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 MACH1000 L2P
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11

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ons

 MACH1000GE
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 MACH1000GE L3P
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 MACH3000
3.46
 MACH4000 L2P/L3E
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 MACH4000 L3P
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 MACH40XG L2P/L3E/L3P
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 MS20/30 L2E
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 MS20/30 L2P
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11

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 Octopus OM L2E
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 Octopus OM L2P
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 Octopus OS L2P
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 PowerMice L2P/L3E/L3P
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 RS20/30/40 L2E/L2P
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11
 RSB
05.3.09*
05.3.03
 RSR
09.1.00*
09.0.16*
09.0.04*
08.0.11

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ons

 Products with software “HiOS” / “HiSecOS”

 BRS
08.1.00*
07.4.01*
 EAGLE20 Ruggedized
03.3.00*
03.0.00*
02.0.01
01.0.00
 EES (EES-PRP)
07.1.00*
07.0.06*
06.1.00*
06.0.02*
05.0.03
04.0.04
03.0.04
 EES-HSR, EES-MRP
02.0.03
 GRS1020/30
08.1.00*
07.0.06*
06.1.00*
06.0.02*
05.0.03
04.0.04
 MSP30
08.1.00*
07.0.06*
06.1.00*
06.0.02*
05.0.03
04.0.04
03.0.04
 MSP40
08.1.00*
07.0.06*
06.1.00*

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 RSP (RSP-MRP, RSP-PRP)

08.1.00*
07.0.06*
06.1.00*
06.0.02*
05.0.03
04.0.04
03.0.04
 RSP-HSR
08.1.00*
05.0.03
04.0.04
03.0.04
 RSPL
07.1.00*
07.0.06*
06.1.00*
06.0.02*
05.0.03
04.0.04
03.0.04
 RSPS (RSPS-HSR, RSPS-MRP, RSPS-PRP)
07.1.00*
07.0.06*
06.1.00*
06.0.02*
05.0.03
04.0.04
03.0.04
 Octopus OS2-37
07.1.00*
04.1.02
 Octopus 3
08.1.00*
 Dragon
08.1.00*

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Index

B Index
A Storage medium 37
Applet signature certificate 19 System requirements 8

B T
Barrier-free 5 Table view 18
BAT devices 15 Technical questions 49
Tile view 16
C TLS Protocols 15
Cache 15, 37 Training courses 49
Certificate 22
Configuration file 10, 11 U
UDP Port 26
D Update 41
Device Password 27 URL 15, 23
Disk space 8 USB stick 5, 10, 11, 12

F W
FAQ 49 Windows 10, 12
Fingerprint Verification 19
Firewall 26 Z
Zip file 10, 11, 12
H
HTTPS certificate 19

I
IP Address 28

J
Java error 14

L
Language 10, 11
License conditions 10, 11
Linux 11

M
Memory space 37
Monitor resolution 8

P
Portable 5
Processor 8
Product certificate 22
Program window 15, 19

R
RAM 8

S
SD Card 10, 11, 12
Stand-alone 5

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C Further support

Technical questions
For technical questions, please contact any Hirschmann dealer in your area
or Hirschmann directly.
You find the addresses of our partners on the Internet at
http://www.hirschmann.com.
A list of local telephone numbers and email addresses for technical support
directly from Hirschmann is available at
https://hirschmann-support.belden.com.
This site also includes a free of charge knowledge base and a software
download section.

Customer Innovation Center

The Customer Innovation Center is ahead of its competitors on three counts
with its complete range of innovative services:
 Consulting incorporates comprehensive technical advice, from system
evaluation through network planning to project planning.
 Training offers you an introduction to the basics, product briefing and user
training with certification.
You find the training courses on technology and products currently
available at https://www.belden.com/solutions/customer-innovation-
center.
 Support ranges from the first installation through the standby service to
maintenance concepts.
With the Customer Innovation Center, you decide against making any
compromises in any case. Our client-customized package leaves you free to
choose the service components you want to use.
Internet:
https://www.belden.com/solutions/customer-innovation-center

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