HAL Properties Dialog Box

How to Access

note: The HAL properties are visible only when Halogen is connected to a HAL device.

From the Hardware Workspace

dDouble-click the HAL bar at the top of the Hardware Map or hover over it and click the properties icon that appears:
Optionally, if the HAL includes an expansion port, double-click the HAL bar at the top of the EXP Navigation Panel or hover over it and click the properties icon that appears:

From the Event Manager dialog box

Click the Processing tab to open the Processing Workspace.
On the Processing Workspace toolbar, click Events to open the Event Manager dialog box.
Click the Adjust HAL Date/Time button located in the upper right corner of the Event Manager dialog.

Purpose

From this dialog box you can name the HAL, view its current health status, set clock date and time, view or edit various network settings, and add notes specific to the device.

note: The HAL properties are visible only when Halogen is connected to a HAL device.

User Interface Elements

UI Element	Purpose
Editable device name	Displays a unique, editable name that identifies the associated HAL device. This name is limited to 80 characters. note: When entering names and other text, such as labels and notes, you can use nearly any Latin character and many symbols. For more details, see Allowed Display Characters.
Locate	Places the HAL device in Locate Mode, which causes the Locate LEDs on the associated physical HAL device to flash. Note that there is a Locate LED on the front (on the far right) and the back (on the left) of the HAL.
Status	Indicates the current status of the HAL device. Click the down arrow to see more details.
Notes area	A text editor in which you can create notes and comments related to this specific HAL device. Click Insert Date-Time to add a date and time stamp to an added note. A font size between 10 and 36 points can also be set for the notes. The selected text size is stored on the local machine as a user preference and is not part of the configuration file. Meaning notes are always shown in your preferred font size for any configuration you open. Device notes are associated with a specific HAL device, not with a specific configuration. In other words, even if you load a new configuration into a device, its device notes remain the same. note: When entering names and other text, such as labels and notes, you can use nearly any Latin character and many symbols. For more details, see Allowed Display Characters.
Adjust Date-Time Settings	Date: Displays the current HAL date. Time: Displays the current HAL time. Time Zone: Displays the currently selected HAL Time Zone. Click the pull down arrows to select another Time Zone region and location and then click the Save button to save the new time zone to the HAL. Note that the geographic Time Zone & location selected automatically dictates if Daylight Savings Time is observed. Thus, you’ll find no toggle for Daylight Savings Time – the HAL knows from the geographic selection in the Time Zone field. warning! By default every HAL ships with the Time Zone selection set to Unspecified (UTC) or Coordinated Universal Time (UTC/GMT). Before deploying the HAL be sure manually to set the Time Zone of the final install location. Three settings dictate the HAL’s date & time. Select the one desired here. Manual allows direct editing of the HAL date and time. Edit the date & time field, then click the Sync Now button. Sync with PC on connect to HAL is the default setting for the HAL’s time. Every HAL ships with the date and time initialized to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC/GMT) during our factory Audio Precision test procedure. Since you can only change a HAL device’s date & time while connected live, your PC’s date & time is always ”pushed” to the HAL each time you Connect or Apply a Halogen configuration file. In addition to auto-syncing on each Connect or Apply to HAL, the Sync Now button can be clicked at anytime to immediately sync the HAL time to the current PC time. Sync with NTP Server is available when placing the HAL’s Ethernet port on either a network with Internet access or on a LAN with a local NTP server. Verify the HAL’s IP Address, gateway and DNS settings are correct to allow NTP server communications with HAL. In the Server field, select a predefined server, enter a custom URL, or IP Address of the NTP server. Click Sync Now to immediately get the time from the NTP server and validate the NTP Server connection. Last Time Sync: Displays the method, date and time of the last successful sync of the HAL date-time. note: All three options for setting the HAL clock are for date and time only. Time Zone is never automatically set. By default every HAL ships with the Time Zone set to Unspecified (UTC) or Coordinated Universal Time (UTC/GMT). Setting the HAL Time Zone is a manual adjustment that must be done on initial HAL setup or any time HAL is installed in a new time zone. To initialization the HAL date and time, always: 1) Select the Time Zone settings, then click Save, then, 2) Select a Sync method and click its Sync button. tip: Every time you click a Sync button, the Time Zone is assumed to be correct. If the Time Zone is wrong for the physical location of your HAL, the HAL time will also be wrong after syncing. In other words, syncing the time sets the HAL time for the already saved & displayed time zone. Syncing happens for and in the currently saved time zone.
Network Settings	Hostname: A HAL device name used for network identification purposes. A DNS and/or DHCP server can utilize this name to identify the HAL device by name rather than IP address. Unlike the device name at the top left of the dialog box, the Hostname only supports a limited number of Latin characters and symbols. If you want to use the hostname to resolve the HAL IP Address, edit the hostname – it should be unique among all network devices within a single network. Full Hostname: The Full Hostname combines the Hostname with the DHCP-assigned search domain name and is useful for network identification purposes. DHCP Enabled: Enable or disable DHCP by selecting the appropriate radio button. Starting with Halgeon 6.2 (May, 2016) DHCP is enabled by default in all HAL devices. Whether or not to enable or disable dynamic IP addressing is dependent on your situation. If you are unsure, check with your network administrator. When DHCP is enabled a Renew button is provided for manually renewing the DHCP lease and validating the DHCP server is operational. Last DHCP Renewal: When DHCP is enabled, displays the date and time of the last DHCP lease renewal. MAC Address: A non-editable field that displays the unique MAC address of the HAL device. Serial Number: A unique number identifying this specific HAL device. IP Addresses The IP Addresses section is a combined list of Link-Local, DHCP, and static IP addresses and their associated subnet mask. The Link-Local address is auto-assigned and is always used internally by the HAL System. In many situations, this is the only IP address that is needed. The Link-Local and DHCP IP addresses are non-editable and are always positioned at the top of the list and cannot be removed or reordered. Up to 16 additional static IP address and subnet mask pairs can also be added or removed from the list. To add a static IP address and subnet mask, enter the IP Address and Subnet in the fields beneath the list and click the Add button. A compatible subnet mask is generated automatically based on the first octet of the new IP address. This generated subnet mask can be changed at any time. To remove a static IP address, select the row of the IP address to be removed and hover the mouse over the red X in the right-most column and click. If you are unsure if these addresses are needed, check with your network administrator. You may also want to read more about the IP address settings. Gateways The gateway section is a combined list of DHCP-assigned and static gateway addresses. The DHCP-assigned gateway is non-editable and is always positioned at the top of the list (when assigned by DHCP) and cannot be removed or reordered. Up to 16 additional static gateways can also be added, removed and re-ordered in the list. The system attempts to use the gateways in the order they appear in the list. To add a static Gateway, enter a new gateway address in the field beneath the list and click the Add button. To remove a static gateway, select the row of the gateway to be removed and hover the mouse over the red X in the right-most column and click. The gateway address priority ordering can be changed by selecting the row of the gateway to be moved, and clicking the up/down buttons to move the gateway to the desired position in the list. DNSs The DNS section is a combined list of DHCP-assigned and static DNS addresses. The DHCP-assigned DNS addresses are non-editable and always positioned at the top of the list (when assigned by DHCP), and cannot be removed or reordered. Up to 16 additional static DNS addresses can also be added, removed and re-ordered in the list. The system attempts to use the DNSs in the order they appear in the list. The main reason to setup this is so that you can specify the NTP Server by name rather than by IP Address. To add a static DNS, enter a new DNS address in the field beneath the list and click the Add button. To remove a static DNS, select the row of the DNS to be removed and hover the mouse over the red X in the right-most column and click. The DNS address priority ordering can be changed by selecting the row of the DNS to be moved, and clicking the up/down buttons to move the DNS to the desired position in the list.