Create Locations to monitor device data in viewLinc. After Locations are created, link
Locations to device channels. You require Manage Devices right to link Locations to your
device channels.
Use your mouse to drag a
device channel from the Hosts and Devices tree to a Zone, automatically creating a new
linked Location.
In Sites Manager navigate the Zones and
Locations tree to select a Zone or Location.
Select Manage > Create Location, or right-click a Zone folder and select Create Location.
On the Create Location window, type a name for the Location.
Use the Location name to
describe the area being monitored. If a device is swapped out or re-located, the
Location description is retained.
Add Location properties:
Measurement type
Select the value being measured. If the type is Temperature, select
the preferred temperature unit to display in browser windows (°C or °F, or the
system default, set in the System
Preferences window).
Decimal places
Specify the number of decimal places to display.
Description
For additional clarification, you can type a description of this
Location (optional).
Select Create.
Select Save, or Undo to cancel.
To enable data reporting and alarm monitoring in viewLinc, link this Location to a device
channel.