Vaisala viewLinc-4.1-M211518 - Manual (Page 39)

About Locations Manager
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you create will appear throughout the application. This
panel also allows you to work with individual channels by
linking and unlinking them to different locations and
deactivating Locations as needed.
• The Device Browser allows you to view and work with the
devices currently attached to the system and the channels
associated with these devices. It also allows you to swap
devices when required.
• The Locations Properties panel contains 4 tabs:
• The Properties tab provides extended information
regarding the selected zone or location. It allows you to
sort and group locations by their various attributes
which is useful for larger zones.
• The Devices tab lists the device channels connected to
the selected zones/locations. It can also list the device
channel history of each location.
• The Access Control tab allows you to view and add
permissions to a specific zone or location. This
functionality compliments the user and groups
permissions allowing for greater customization and
flexibility.
• The thresholds tab allows you to view and add
thresholds (less than or greater than values for
associated measurements) to the selected locations.
Where are My Locations?
If you don’t see any Locations listed in the tree views when
clicking on the lower left
Options
button and selecting
Locations ,
you will need to start by adding and configuring
new Zones. This is done by clicking
Options | System
Configuration | Locations | Locations Manager
. From the left
panel, right click on the System folder and click
Add Zone
.
Zones can also be created by:
• manually adding a zone using the menu command
• dragging a device/devices across to the tree and
accepting the option to create zones based on the
device names