For ClearSCADA can use ICMP to detect whether network-connected devices are reachable. To do this, the ICMP Driver has to be installed and running on the ClearSCADA servers on your system.
You also need to configure one ICMP Digital Point in the ClearSCADA database for each network-connected device that the driver is to monitor using ICMP (see Configuring ICMP Digital Points).
You need to be aware of which optional features are required for each ICMP Point. These features include:
- Alarm views
- Alarm redirections
- Historic data storage
- User methods.
You can also use other core ClearSCADA features with ICMP Points, including Lists, Actions and Mimics. For actions that are specific to the ICMP driver, see Using ICMP Specific Actions. For further information on actions and for details on Lists and Mimics, see the core documentation.