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First steps

Connecting to the system

Configuration of the CMTK software is browser-based. In order to connect to the system simply launch a web browser e.g. Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft-Edge. An additional installation of software is not necessary.

  1. Open your web browser. There you have the following options: For direct connection via LAN port 1, enter 192.168.10.1 in the address line. For connection via LAN port 2 (integration into existing network infrastructure)*, you reach the system via the IP address assigned by your DHCP server or via http://cmtk. The following dialog appears:

  2. Login with the username admin and the initial password given on the type plate of the device. When logging on for the first time, the password is as follows:

    Username Initial password
    admin CMTK-adm1n

    You will be prompted to change the password.

    Hint

    You may change the password later again in user-management settings, see User Management.

  3. Change the password and click on SAVE.

User interface

After successful login, the overview page is displayed.

In the main dashboard the host CMTK device is listed with some additional info on its state and some additional gauges with the current temperature, CPU, memory and storage usage of the device.

CMTK applications

In order to install additional applications provided by Balluff, navigate to Settings -> Apps -> Manager on the left side of the dashboard. The App Store will list all optional and some core apps which can be disabled.

  • Install or update apps online

    Install Balluff CMTK applications online by clicking on Check new apps/updates online. As long as your PC has internet connection this opens a list of optional apps available for this CMTK release. Click on the Install or Update button of the optional app.

  • Install apps from file

    You can upload Balluff CMTK applications by clicking on Install new. This opens a dialog where the appropriate deb file may be selected. Applications are signed so only CMTK applications provided by Balluff may be installed that way.

After successful installation the app is listed with its current state and version info.

Optional applications may be:

  • removed by clicking the Delete button
  • stopped by clicking the Stop button
  • updated from file by clicking the Update button
  • updated from online source by clicking the Check online update button

Some of the core applications which are already preinstalled may be deactivated in case not needed but cannot be removed/uninstalled or updated via the App Manager.

Active applications may add their configuration entries to the settings section or the toolbar.