Vaisala viewLinc-4.1-M211518 - Manual (Page 71)

Chapter 3: System Settings
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making changes to viewLinc. This setting is applied
universally to all viewLinc users and administrators.
• Choosing if comments are required or optional.
• Choosing the default value for MKT Activation Energy.
This is used in reports and trends.
• Technical support log allows the administrator to turn
support tracing on/off. It sets the amount of information to
be logged in case of any support issues.
• The security key is displayed here. This is the license key
purchased from Vaisala for this system.
Choosing Device and Channel Description Lengths
(Aliases)
Vaisala Veriteq devices have descriptions stored inside them
that have a maximum length of 16 characters (300 Series
Transmitters do not store descriptions). Channel descriptions
have a maximum length of 12 characters. Some
administrators may prefer to display a longer, more
informative description. To accommodate this, viewLinc
allows you to set an alias for a device or channel, up to
maximum of 64 characters.
To choose whether viewLinc should display the description
stored in the device or its alias, set the Channel Description
and/or Device Description preference in
Options | System
Configuration | Preferences
.
To set the Channel or Device Description preference:
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In viewLinc, go to
Options | System Configuration |
Preferences
.