Documentation
Operating, configuring and maintaining the Brinkhaus openXEdge. — Firmware version v2
How-to
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Update firmware
Install a new firmware version on the openXEdge — step by step.
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Install firmware offline via USB
Apply a firmware update from a USB stick without an internet connection — with signature verification and rollback.
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Change password
Change your own login password for the openXEdge UI.
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Access from another computer (HTTPS)
Open the edge's user interface from an office PC or service laptop on the network — via HTTPS on port 5443.
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Configure the network
Adjust IPs, DHCP mode and routing per LAN port of the openXEdge.
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Configure the firewall
Which ports the openXEdge accepts from the network, and how to open further ports or port ranges.
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Manage users
Create additional operator accounts on the openXEdge, maintain their permissions, remove accounts.
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Read diagnosis
Read the System Diagnosis panel correctly — which service reports what, what action fits.
Reference
Concept
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The software on your edge
Which services run on the Brinkhaus openXEdge, how the DataStore is set up and where its operation is documented.
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Edge connections
Which LAN port has which address at the factory and how to reach the edge for the first time.
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How updates work
Background: what happens when you click Upgrade? Signature, staging, the 7-phase flow, rollback.
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Resource monitoring
What the three donut charts under Resource Monitoring mean, what normal values look like, when to react.
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Security and support
Reporting vulnerabilities, the support period, secure commissioning and decommissioning, open network ports and what data the edge processes.