Vaisala viewLinc Enterprise Server version 5.2 User Guide - viewLinc 5.2

Document code: M212933EN
Revision: B
Language: English
Product: viewLinc 5.2
Document type: User guide

About this document
Version information
Related manuals
Documentation conventions
Trademarks
Training
Product overview
Vaisala viewLinc Enterprise Server software
What's new
Watch a tour
Device connection options
Ways to connect hardware
Using wireless devices
Using vNet devices
Using single or multi-port ethernet device connectors
Using USB ports
Using serial ports
How does viewLinc work?
How does viewLinc Enterprise Server work?
System components
Security requirements
Purchased certificate requirements
Hardware requirements
Server requirements
Installed system size
End-user PC and remote display requirements
Default application file locations
Web API and REST API programming interfaces
Setup and installation
Setup and installation
Setup roadmap
Setup checklist
Installation
Installing viewLinc Enterprise Server software
Installing viewLinc on a Device Host server
Installing viewLinc - Upgrade an existing server
Installing viewLinc - Upgrade on a new server
Install devices
Install access points
Install data loggers and transmitters
Log in to viewLinc
Discover and accept devices
Configuring viewLinc Enterprise Server
viewLinc Enterprise Server planning worksheet
System test
Validate your system
Device management
Device management
Managing hosts and devices
Device hosts
Adding device hosts
Adding access point hosts
Ways to add devices
Discovering networked devices
Accepting wireless devices
Adding VDL200 data loggers
Adding devices manually
Adding Vaisala DL Data Loggers
Adding HMT140 Series Data Loggers
Adding multiple device types
Configure hosts and devices
Viewing host and device properties
Editing host properties
Editing device properties
Editing channel properties
Sites management
Sites management
Zones and Locations
Create Zones and Locations
Creating Zones
Creating Locations
Link device channels to Locations
Linking channels to Locations
Creating linked Locations automatically
Viewing channel link history
Finding a channel's linked Location from Sites Manager
Finding a Location's linked channel from Sites Manager
Finding a Location's linked channel from Sites
Dashboards
Building dashboards
Adding dashboard image
Adding Zones and Location data points
Changing dashboard display settings
Changing the dashboard image
Changing font size for all Zones
Changing font size for individual Zones
Changing preferences for all Locations
Changing preferences for individual Locations
Changing description display options for all Locations
Changing description display options for individual Locations
Setting up dashboard for wall-mounted monitors
Deleting dashboard images or data points
Delete a single dashboard's data point
Deleting dashboard images or all dashboard data points
Groups and users
Rights
Adding groups
Adding users
Configuring Azure to set up OAuth authentication
Configuring viewLinc to set up OAuth authentication
Alarm templates
Alarm templates
Types of alarms
System alarms
Threshold alarms
Creating threshold alarm templates
Applying threshold alarm templates to locations
Editing threshold alarm templates
Editing location threshold alarm settings
Deactivating threshold alarms
Reactivating threshold alarms
Device and host alarms
Types of device and host alarms
Editing host communication alarm settings
Editing host configuration alarm settings
Creating device alarm templates
Applying device alarm templates
Editing device alarm templates
Editing location device alarm settings
Alarm notifications
Web service for SMS and voice notifications
Creating alarm notification templates
Applying alarm notification templates
Applying an alarm notification template to a location threshold alarm
Applying an alarm notification template to multiple location threshold alarms
Applying an alarm notification template to a location device alarm
Applying an alarm notification template to multiple location device alarms
Applying alarm notification templates for system alarms
Editing alarm notification templates
Notification content
Creating custom message content
System preferences
System preferences
Modifying general system settings
Enabling or disabling schedules
Entering a new license key
Setting authentication requirements
Changing technical support log settings
Setting the system language
Making additional languages available
Authenticating users with Active Directory
Alarm templates
Allowing remote acknowledgement
Enabling or disabling audible alarms
Configuring email/SMS/voice preferences
Configuring email settings
Configuring SMS settings
Configuring voice call web service
Setting system alarm preferences
Display and unit preferences
Setting measurement unit display preferences
Setting temperature measurement units
Setting Mean Kinetic Temperature (MKT) activation energy value
Device preferences
Setting device or channel alias preferences
Setting system-wide default calibration duration
Enabling or disabling timebase synchronization
Enabling or disabling viewLinc Aware
Comment preferences
Setting comments preferences
Adding predefined comments
Additional setup tasks
Permissions
Permission levels
Applying group permission to Zones
Adding permissions
Editing permissions
Deleting permissions
Using permissions viewer
Schedules
Creating schedules
Setting threshold alarm schedules
Adding user schedules
Views
Your views
Creating views
Organizing Locations in a view
Sharing views
Setting a default view
Creating views for remote display
Signal towers
Adding signal towers
viewLinc access through a remote display or mobile device
Remote display requirements
Setting up a remote display
Using viewLinc Mobile
Setting up voice or SMS web services
Vaisala OPC UA Server
Daily tasks
Daily tasks
Desktop orientation
Sites window
Icons
Searching for Zones and Locations
Working with columns
Sorting column content
Changing column order
Showing or hiding columns
Monitoring conditions
Identifying active alarms
Using the Status tab
Threshold alarms
Responding to alarms
Viewing conditions on dashboards
Viewing dashboard location trends
Finding linked Locations
Printing current alarm data
Exporting current alarm data
Receiving alarm notifications
Acknowledging alarms
Acknowledging alarm notifications
Acknowledging alarms within the viewLinc UI (Sites or Overview windows)
Acknowledging alarms within the viewLinc UI (Alarms window)
Acknowledging system alarms
Acknowledging all system alarms
Acknowledging inactive alarms
Acknowledging an inactive alarm in the Alarms window
Acknowledging all inactive alarms in the Alarms window
Acknowledging an inactive alarm in the Sites window
Acknowledging an inactive alarm in the Overview window
Responding to audible alarms
Pausing alarms
Pausing threshold alarming
Pausing threshold alarming on a Location
Pausing threshold alarming in a view
Pausing device or host alarming
Pausing device alarming on a single location
Pausing Device Alarming on Multiple Locations
Pausing Device Alarming in a View
Pausing Host Alarming
Resuming threshold, device, or host alarming
Tracking events
Viewing events
Adding comments to events
Viewing comments to events
Adding custom events
Printing event logs
Exporting event logs
Creating trends
Building trends
Trend functions
Trend navigation
Modifying trends
Showing or hiding selected Locations
Viewing trend max-min statistics
Changing trend duration/data/scale
Clearing trends in the Sites window
Refreshing trend data
Saving trends
Saving a trend as a view
Saving a trend as a report
Viewing Quick Trends
Viewing Quick Trends in the Sites window
Viewing Quick Trends in the Sites Manager window
Viewing Quick Trends in the Overview window
Reporting
Types of reports
Generating reports
Sharing Quick Reports
Generating Quick Reports
Viewing report downloads
Deactivating reports
Activating reports
Generating alarm reports
Creating custom reports
Creating Location History reports
Creating alarm reports
Creating system reports
Viewing data with viewLinc Mobile
Opening a pop-up trend
Pausing or resuming alarming with viewLinc Mobile
Acknowledging an alarm with viewLinc Mobile
Viewing data on a remote display
Changing a display terminal view
Administrator tasks
Administrator Tasks
Groups and users
Editing user or group details
Locking and unlocking user accounts
Deactivating users
Reactivating users
Deactivating groups
Reactivating groups
Zones and Locations
Editing Zone display properties
Editing Location display properties
Viewing Location properties
Renaming Locations or Zones
Unlinking or relinking Locations and channels
Unlinking a Location from a channel
Unlinking all Locations in a Zone
Linking a previously linked channel to a new Location
Linking a new channel to a previously linked Location
Linking previously linked channel to a previously linked Location
Moving Locations
Removing Zones and Locations
Deactivating Locations
Reactivating Locations
Hiding or showing deactivated Locations
Deleting Locations
Deleting Zones
Enabling or disabling alarming
Enabling or disabling threshold alarm settings
Enabling or disabling threshold alarm template levels
Enabling or disabling a device alarm assigned to a Location
Enabling or disabling multiple device alarms
Enabling or disabling host alarming
Device maintenance
Device removal
Deactivating hosts or devices
Reactivating hosts or devices
Hiding or showing deactivated hosts or devices
Releasing RFL data loggers
Modbus device addition
Configure Modbus device connections
Editing Modbus device settings
Device calibration
Editing channel calibration properties
Editing device or probe calibration properties
Off-site calibration
On-site calibration
Swapping devices
Locking or unlocking DL data loggers
Locking a DL data logger to viewLinc
Unlocking a DL data logger from viewLinc
Clearing historical samples in DL data loggers
Clearing tampered security status
Restarting viewLinc device hosts or access points
Testing network communications
Restarting viewLinc Enterprise Server
Shutting down and starting up viewLinc services manually
BackupManager backup and restore tool
Frequently Asked Questions
Installation tips
Security certificate management tips
Managing data
Managing devices
Predefined settings
Troubleshooting tips
How to respond to alarms
Warranty
Technical support
Recycling

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