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4.2.3 Storage SCP Node Details Configuration

The Storage SCP service can be configured using the Storage SCP Node Details dialog box. The dialog box can be brought up by clicking on the CONFIGURE NODES button in the main window or by selecting Nodes from the Configure menu. The Alt + N key combination also will display the dialog box. Note: This dialog box will be displayed only when the application is in Storage SCP mode.

Storage SCP Node Details Dialog Box

This dialog box has a three-page property sheet, which is used to set the general node information, the transfer syntaxes supported by the node and the image types supported by the node.

Storage SCP Node Details Dialog Box (General Page):

On the General Node page the following parameters can be configured:

AE Title	The Application Entity Title.
Port Number	The port number in which the Storage SCP listens for any incoming associations.
PDU Size	The maximum PDU size for this node.
Write Transfer Syntax	The transfer syntax with which to write the images in the media after receiving.
Images Destination Folder	The folder in which the received images will be stored.

The AE Title should not exceed 16 characters and the PDU Size should be in the range 8192 to 65536. For more details about the valid characters and the valid lengths that can be used, please refer to ACR/NEMA Standards Publications, No PS3, 2000 DICOM Standards Part 5-Data Structures and Encoding.

Storage SCP Node Details Dialog Box (Image Types Page):

The Image Types page has a list in which all the image types and their respective SOP class UIDs can be added, edited or deleted using the ADD, EDIT and DELETE buttons on the right of the dialog box. A check box is displayed to the left of each listed image type. These boxes can be checked to indicate that the node supports the image type. The Check All check box can be used to select all the image types.

Storage SCP Node Details Dialog Box (Transfer Syntaxes Page):

The transfer syntax page has a list in which transfer syntaxes can be added, edited or deleted using the ADD, EDIT and DELETE buttons on the right of the dialog box. A check box is displayed to the left of each listed transfer syntax. These boxes can be checked to indicate that the node supports the transfer syntaxes. The Check All box can be used to select all the transfer syntaxes displayed in the list.

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