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3-9-13 Configurable Remote Path User
It is possible to set the User and Password for all  remote paths as secondary creditials. These settings 
are only used if the log in with the default User and  Password fails. If the log in with the default User and 
Password succeed, these settings are not used.
Follow these steps to configure the Remote Path User:
1.) Press  Config (F2 ) and log on as  ADM, see  4-2-4 Log On to the System as ‘ADM’ on page 4-12 .
2.) If not already selected, select  Connectivity from the bottom row of “buttons” on the screen.
3.) Select the  Tools tab.
4.) Enter the  Secondary User  and Password  in the assigned fields.
Figure 3-52   Tools screen
REMOTE PATH
CONFIGURABLE 
REMOTE PATH USER 
						

							
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3-9-14 Set Up Connection to a  DICOM Server in a Network
In this case the Vivid 7 is configured to work with DICOM servers in a network environment. Images are 
first saved on the local image buffer on the scanner. At the end of the examination the images are sent 
to the DICOM server via a DICOM spooler and to  the local database, depending on dataflows.
This scenario requires that the scanner is configur ed to be connected to DICOM servers as described 
below.
3-9-14-1 Overview To connect to the DICOM server, the following information has to be entered in the scanner:
• The DICOM server IP address.
• The DICOM server port number.
• The DICOM server AE title (the server application’s name).
• Name of Device.
3-9-14-2 DICOM Server IP Address Setting on the Scanner 1.) Press CONFIG
 (F2) and log on as  adm, see  4-2-4 Log On to the System as ‘ADM’ on page 4-12 .
2.) Select  CONNECTIVITY
 (in the lower part of the window).
3.) Select the  DATAFLOW
 tab.
4.) Select the arrow to the right for the Name field to list all dataflows in a pull-down menu, see  Figure 
3-53 . 
 
5.) Select the dataflow you want to configure  from the Dataflow Name pull-down list, see Figure 3-53. 
Figure 3-53   Select Dataflow
ARROW 
SELECT DATAFLOW 
FROM DATAFLOW NAME 
PULL-DOWN MENU. 
						

							
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3-9-14-2      DICOM Server IP Address Setting on the Scanner (cont’d)  In Figure 3-54 , the selected flow,  Worklist/Local Archive - DICOM Server/Int. HD , is shown. Setup of 
other dataflows are similar to this example.
6.) Select  Worklist (so it is highlighted) and then select  Properties to display the Properties dialog. 
 
If Direct Store  is enabled, the image  will go to the DICOM server immedi ately after it is acquired. You 
will need to verify that the DICOM se rver is capable of keeping the connection open for the time it takes 
to complete an examination. Figure 3-54   Worklist/Local Archive - DICOM Server/Int. HD flow
WORKLIST
PROPERTIES
DIRECT STORE 
						

							
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3-9-14-2      DICOM Server IP Address Setting on the Scanner (cont’d)  7.) Select the IP-Address down-arrow to choose the Worklist Server from the pull-down menu.
NOTE: It is not possible to change the setting in  the IP-Address field by editing it. See description 
below, starting with step  8, to change the setting.
8.) Follow the steps below to change the IP-Address settings: a.) From the  Ip-Address pull-down me nu, select  to display the  IPs dialog.
b.) Select the server you want to modify from the  IPs dialog and then select  Modify.
Figure 3-55   DICOM Server’s Properties dialog
Figure 3-56   Select 
Figure 3-57   Select the server to modify
DO NOT SELECT THE 
SEARCH CRITERIAS  BUTTON 
IF NOT TOLD SO BY THE 
ONLINE CENTER.
MODIFY
SELECT SERVER 
						

							
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3-9-14-2      DICOM Server IP Address Setting on the Scanner (cont’d)  c.) Edit the name and/or the IP address of the server, see  Figure 3-58. 
d.) Select  OK to save the new settings and close the dialog.
e.) Select  OK to close the IPs dialog to re turn to the Properties dialog.
f.) Enter the DICOM server AE Title. This entr y is case sensitive and must match exactly.
g.) Enter the DICOM server Port.No (Port Number)
h.) Select  OK to close the Worklist properties dialog and save changes.Figure 3-58   Edit Name and/or IP address
Figure 3-59   DICOM Server’s Properties dialog
Name
IP address
AE Title
Port No
DO NOT SELECT THE 
SEARCH CRITERIA  
BUTTON IF NOT TOLD 
SO BY THE ONLINE 
CENTER. 
						

							
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3-9-14-3 Verify the Network Connection to a Device
Follow the Steps Below to do a First Test (TCP-IP Ping) of the Connection
1.) Select the “Smiley” button to Ping the server.
NOTE: The smiley checks if the remote server is  accessible (ping). It is not a DICOM Echo (DICOM 
ping), so it does not check AE title or port number.
2.) If the network connection to the server is  OK, it will be illustrated by a smiling “Smiley”  .
A sad Smiley indicates that the  network connection is failing. 
Typical causes:  
- Network cable not connected.
- Configuration error(s).
3-9-14-4 Verify the Connection to a Device 1.) Select (highlight) the device you  want to verify the connection to. 
NOTE: You can only check one device at a time.
2.) Select Check to start the verification process  of the connection to the device. 
The verification process may use some  amount of time (several seconds). 
When done, a Warning may be displayed on screen for some seconds. When the Warning has 
closed, a sign is displayed in front of the device,  indicating if the test passed (green check-mark) or 
failed (red  X). Figure 3-60   Verify connection to a device
Check
Select device to 
be verified. 
						

							
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3-9-14-4      Verify the Connection to a Device (cont’d) 
NOTE: If the Check button fails directly, the AE Title is probably wrong. If the Check button fails after a long time (corres ponding to the timeout), the IP address or Port 
Number is probably wrong.
In the illustration below, the mess age indicates that the pinging of the server worked fine (line 1), 
but the application on the server didn’t respond (line 2).
Figure 3-61   Warning - Check status
Figure 3-62   Verification result
A green check-mark 
indicates that the test 
passed. 
A red cross, as 
illustrated, indicates 
that the connection 
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3-9-14-5 DICOM Storage Setup 1.) Select Dicom storage .
2.) Select Properties to display the  DICOM Storage properties screen.
Figure 3-63   Select Dicom storage
Figure 3-64   DICOM Storage Properties
DICOM STORAGE
SOFTWARE VERSION v6.x and v7.x SOFTWARE VERSION v5.x 
						

							
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3-9-14-6 DICOM Storage Properties Adjustments
IP-address
1.) Select the down-arrow at the  IP-Address pull-down menu to select the  DICOM Storage server.
2.) Select   from the pull-down menu if you need to modify the server’s parameters or add a 
new server. This will bring up the  IPs dialog. 
If no changes are needed, continue with step  7.
3.) To modify any of the settings, select the  server you want to modify, and then select Modify. This 
will bring up the  Enter name and Ip  dialog.
4.) In the  Enter name and Ip  dialog you can modify the server’s name and IP-address.
-Select  OK to save the new settings and close the dialog.
- Select Cancel  to close the dialog witho ut saving the changes.
5.) If you want to add a new server, select  Add in the  IPs dialog.
a.) Type the server’s name and IP-address in the  Enter name and Ip dialog.
b.) Select  OK to save the new settings and close the dialog.  Cancel will close the dialog without 
saving the changes.
6.) Follow these steps if you want to de lete any of the servers from the list:
a.) Select the server you want to delete, and then select  Delete. This will bring up a warning where 
you are asked if you want to delete the server from the list.
b.) Select  OK to confirm or  Cancel if you don’t want to delete the server.
Figure 3-65   IP Adjustments
Figure 3-66   The IPs dialog 
						

							
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3-9-14-6      DICOM Storage Properties Adjustments (cont’d) 7.) Next, verify the other settings and parameters as described below.
Name
Raw data Storage  - Name of service.
AE Title
DICOMSTORAGESCP  - The DICOM server’s AE Title.
Port No
Verify / set the DICOM server’s  Port Number.
Image Settings
• Allow Raw Data - default ON (checked)
• Raw Compr. - default OFF (unchecked)
• Allow Multiframe - default ON (checked)
• Only Black and White - default OFF (unchecked)
• Max Framerate - The pull-down menu gives you these choices; - 25 - 25 pictures per second
- 30 - 30 pictures per second
- Full - the scanning frame rate
• Compression - The pull-down menu gives you these choices; - Jpeg - Jpeg - JPEG/JPG compression (Default). JPEG is not lossless.
- None - (un-compressed data with huge files)
- Rle - Run Length Encoding.  This is lossless compression.
• Quality % - Set the wanted quality %. Default value is 95%. - If files are stored with a qualit y lower than 95% they will occupy less space, but loose some 
quality.
- If files are stored with a qua lity above 95% thee files will grow  much bigger without almost no 
quality change.