Vaisala viewLinc 4.3 Manual do Utilizador Página 1

USER'S GUIDEVaisala Veriteq viewLinc SoftwareviewLinc 4.3M211679EN-A

What’s New24 | 4M211679EN-AInstant Alarm Notification• Immediate SMS notification:Ensure your team membersreceive immediate notification of changes i

Working with the Locations window924 | 4M211679EN-A2 To return to full view, double-click anywhere on the graph (or tozoom out, select an area, drag c

Working with the Locations windowviewLinc 4.34| 493Item Descriptionreading (humidity, temperature, voltage or current).HeaderbarIndicates the date and

Working with the Locations window944 | 4M211679EN-ATo open a Pop-up Trend:1 From the viewLinc desktop, select Options | Locations.2 In the Locations w

viewLinc 4.34| 495CHAPTER 4MANAGING DEVICESDuring viewLinc setup, your Vaisala Veriteq Devices are discoveredautomatically, and display in the Locatio

Viewing Devices and Hosts964 | 4M211679EN-AViewing Device PropertiesTo view Device properties:4 On the viewLinc desktop, select Options | System Confi

Viewing Devices and HostsviewLinc 4.34| 497Column DisplaysLocalhost Identifies whether the selected Host is run-ning viewLinc (viewLinc server machine

Viewing Devices and Hosts984 | 4M211679EN-A• Description: Enter a short Device description (maximum16 characters for Vaisala Veriteq Devices only). vi

Viewing Devices and HostsviewLinc 4.34| 499For HMT140 Wi-Fi Data Loggers you can also specify:• Timeout: Number of Seconds to wait for a data transmis

Viewing Devices and Hosts1004 | 4M211679EN-ANote: To modify Calibration settings, see “Calibrating Devices” onpage107.Editing Channel PropertiesTo ea

Viewing Devices and HostsviewLinc 4.34| 4101For HMT140 Wi-Fi Loggers (with HMP110 Probes):• Decimal Places: Enter the number of decimal places to dis-

What’s NewviewLinc 4.34| 43• Easily restart viewLinc: Any Admin Group User can restart theviewLinc service, if needed. A system notification is sent t

Viewing Devices and Hosts1024 | 4M211679EN-ASetting Channel Temperature UnitsIf you do not want to use the system default temperature units fortempera

Adding New DevicesviewLinc 4.34| 4103Adding New DevicesAs your network monitoring needs increase, viewLinc makes it easy toexpand your monitoring capa

Setting Up Device and Host Alarms1044 | 4M211679EN-Aapply specific communication alarm settings to individual Hosts andDevices.To set a communication

Setting Up Device and Host AlarmsviewLinc 4.34| 4105Editing Communication AlarmsCommunication alarm settings can be modified for Hosts or Devicesindiv

Setting Up Device and Host Alarms1064 | 4M211679EN-A• To edit a Device communication alarm, right-click theselected Device and choose Device Alarm Set

Calibrating DevicesviewLinc 4.34| 4107(one Device alarm at a time), or Pause all alarming for a Host or aDevice.Alternatively, you may want to deactiv

Removing Devices1084 | 4M211679EN-ATo edit calibration properties:1 Make sure a Device which supports calibration properties isselected.2 Ensure the i

Removing DevicesviewLinc 4.34| 4109To deactivate a Host or Device:1 From the viewLinc desktop, choose Options | System Configuration| Locations Manage

Removing Devices1104 | 4M211679EN-A3 At the Modify Location prompt, click Yes.4 Click Options | Save.To reactivate a deactivated Location:1 From the

Removing DevicesviewLinc 4.34| 41112 Right-click on the Device you want to swap, then select Swap ThisDevice With. If no Devices appear in the Swap De

Overview44 | 4M211679EN-Awindows which the User or Group has permission to view.Additionally, you can specify the Locations you want a User orGroup to

Removing Devices1124 | 4M211679EN-Anew Device has been previously swapped it will be found in thelist of deactivated Devices in the Device Properties

viewLinc 4.34| 4113CHAPTER 5MONITORING ALARMSAlarms and Alarm Acknowledgement are the keys to success with theVaisala Veriteq Continuous Monitoring sy

About Alarms1144 | 4M211679EN-AEmail & SMS Templates), and specify when and how Users shouldbe notified of alarms (using default or custom Alarm T

About AlarmsviewLinc 4.34| 4115Device Configuration AlarmsIf you receive a Configuration Alarm, this indicates that your Device hasstopped recording d

Viewing and Acknowledging Alarms1164 | 4M211679EN-A• Pop-up: A pop-up notification can appear on your desktopindicating a description of the condition

Viewing and Acknowledging AlarmsviewLinc 4.34| 4117viewing alarms in the Locations window, see “Monitoring Alarms” onpage88.Refreshing the Alarms Win

Viewing and Acknowledging Alarms1184 | 4M211679EN-AReceiving and Acknowledging AlarmsAll viewLinc Users can receive alarm notification via Email or SM

Viewing and Acknowledging AlarmsviewLinc 4.34| 41193 In the Acknowledge Alarm window, enter the actions taken and yourcomments. You can select from pr

Viewing and Acknowledging Alarms1204 | 4M211679EN-A4 Click Acknowledge. Your comments and actions are added tothe Event log and the Acknowledge Alarm

Pausing AlarmsviewLinc 4.34| 4121To acknowledge an Alarm by Email or SMS text:1 Open alarm Email (from address will be your server administratoraccoun

OverviewviewLinc 4.34| 45setup, you may want to set up an Enterprise Server and one or moreHost Servers:• viewLinc Enterprise Server: Gathers data fro

Pausing Alarms1224 | 4M211679EN-AThis feature is useful if you need to move several Devices (whichtrigger communication alarms), or if a certain known

Managing Alarms ViewviewLinc 4.34| 41232 In the Pause Device Alarming window, enter a reason for pausingalarming (select a preconfigured comment, if a

Alarm Reporting1244 | 4M211679EN-A2 Select or deselect the columns you want to view. New columnsappear automatically, and removed columns disappear au

viewLinc 4.34| 4125CHAPTER 6EVENTSAll viewLinc system activity is treated as an Event, and all Events aretracked in an Events log (Options | Events).D

Viewing Events1264 | 4M211679EN-AViewing EventsEvents are viewed in the Events window as an Event Log, a text-based listing of all system events occur

Adding Comments to EventsviewLinc 4.34| 4127You can also filter the list to view Events acknowledged by specificUsers or Groups or Events occurring at

Adding Custom Events1284 | 4M211679EN-A4 To view a comment for a particular event, highlight the row con-taining that event and look for the comment i

Printing and Exporting Event LogsviewLinc 4.34| 4129Printing and Exporting EventLogsFor record-keeping purposes, you may need to generate a printed re

Printing and Exporting Event Logs1304 | 4M211679EN-A2 In the header date/time boxes, enter a date and/or time in 24-hour notation, or click the calend

viewLinc 4.34| 4131CHAPTER 7REPORTINGUsing the historical data collected by Vaisala Devices, you canautomatically create graphs and reports to analyze

Overview64 | 4M211679EN-ANote: The historical database (where data is stored) and con-figuration files are located in the Public Documents folder.In a

Generating and Printing Reports1324 | 4M211679EN-ADefault viewLinc ReportsThe standard reports available in viewLinc are:• Alarm reports provide an ov

Generating and Printing ReportsviewLinc 4.34| 4133Note: Reports can also be set up to be available at any time, meaningthat any User (not only the rep

Creating New Reports1344 | 4M211679EN-A3 In the Reports Progress window, the most recently generatedreport appears at the top of the report list (if R

Creating New ReportsviewLinc 4.34| 4135• Report Owner: Select a User or Group you want to haveaccess to modify or generate this report.• Range Type: S

Creating New Reports1364 | 4M211679EN-A• Frequency: Specify whether you want the report gen-erated every hour, or daily, weekly, monthly.For example,

Creating New ReportsviewLinc 4.34| 4137• To select a specific Location in a Zone, expand the tree to findand select the Location.7 On the Page Layout

Creating New Reports1384 | 4M211679EN-ARange Type box, calendars will appear to indicatefrom/to dates.• Duration: Specify the time period you want inc

Creating New ReportsviewLinc 4.34| 4139want the report to generate, and how frequently you want itgenerated.Note: For large report data sets, we recom

Creating New Reports1404 | 4M211679EN-A• Include Interval Statistics Graph: Select this option ifyou want to define how information will display on yo

Creating New ReportsviewLinc 4.34| 4141Note: When Location line colors are set to Auto, viewLinc assignsthe next free color from a built-in palette of

OverviewviewLinc 4.34| 47Installation Size viewLinc Server RequirementsMedium install-ation (20- 400Channels)• machine may be shared with other applic

Creating New Reports1424 | 4M211679EN-ACreating a System ReportTo create a new System report:1 From the viewLinc desktop, select Options | Reports.2 I

Deactivating and Deleting ReportsviewLinc 4.34| 4143Cloning an Existing Alarm, Location or SystemReportIf you want to define a new report which is sim

On-Demand Reports1444 | 4M211679EN-ATo permanently delete a report you no longer use:1 In the Reports window, select the report you want to delete.2 S

Transferring DataviewLinc 4.34| 4145Transferring DataIn addition to being able to view Device history in viewLinc, you cantransfer Vaisala Veriteq Dev

Transferring Data1464 | 4M211679EN-A2 In the Transfers window, select Options | New Transfer.3 On the Device Transfer Properties window, in the Gener

Transferring DataviewLinc 4.34| 41476 In the Destination area, complete the fields:• Destination: Choose the destination directory for the saveddata (

Transferring Data1484 | 4M211679EN-ATo transfer data now:1 Follow steps 1 through 8 in “Creating Transfer Schedules” onpage145 (or edit an existing t

Transferring DataviewLinc 4.34| 4149To check that you deactivated the correct transfer, select Options | ShowDeactivated Transfers; all deactivated tr

viewLinc 4.34| 4151CHAPTER 8REMOTE &MOBILEDISPLAYWith viewLinc’s touchscreen functionality, it is easy to view and accessviewLinc with a remote d

Overview84 | 4M211679EN-APlatform Default File Storage LocationWindows 2012 Program files:C:\Program Files(x86)\Vaisala\Vaisala VeriteqviewLincData fi

Using a Remote Display1524 | 4M211679EN-AThe remote display screen contains the same information as foundin the Locations window, without the Location

Using a Remote DisplayviewLinc 4.34| 4153Creating a Default User and ViewAdministrators can set up a User account as the default log in for theRemote

Using a Remote Display1544 | 4M211679EN-A2 On the remote display terminal, create a Windows Account andset it up for automatic logon (for example,htt

Using viewLinc MobileviewLinc 4.34| 4155To log in as a new User:1 On the viewLinc remote display, expand the Settings pane (ifrequired, click the Expa

Using viewLinc Mobile1564 | 4M211679EN-AViewing Data with viewLinc MobileThe initial screen that appears after you log in, is the primaryLocations win

Using viewLinc MobileviewLinc 4.34| 4157• To view Location information, select the Location, then double-tapto view details. Click the X to return to

Using viewLinc Mobile1584 | 4M211679EN-AAcknowledge Alarms with viewLinc MobileIf you are authorized to acknowledge alarms for the Locations youcan vi

Using viewLinc MobileviewLinc 4.34| 4159• Once alarming is paused, it remains paused for one (1) hour.• To resume alarming within the hour, repeat the

viewLinc 4.34| 4161APPENDIXFAQs &TROUBLESHOOTINGThis section contains answers to frequently asked setup questions andinformation for troubleshooti

OverviewviewLinc 4.34| 49• Requires installation of vNet drivers (provided).• Requires use of vNet Device.Method 2: Digi DeviceConfiguration software:

Installing viewLinc1624 | 4M211679EN-AQ: How does viewLinc upgrade my data for use in viewLinc4.3?A: viewLinc automatically detects your existing vers

Installing viewLincviewLinc 4.34| 4163h Everyone: Automatically assigned access permission allowingthem to View all Locations.i Users with Full Contro

Installing viewLinc1644 | 4M211679EN-A6 Restart viewLinc and verify the upgrade. It may take a fewminutes to start.7 Log in as admin, and select Optio

Installing viewLincviewLinc 4.34| 41652 Restart the viewLinc service.To set up SSL Security:viewLinc is installed with a default Security Key. The def

Installing viewLinc1664 | 4M211679EN-A1 Create a private key. The file created by the following commandcontains the private RSA key to be used by view

Installing viewLincviewLinc 4.34| 41676 Copy viewlinc.bigpharma.com.crt, and viewlinc.bigpharma.com.key,into the config\keys folder. The viewlinc.cfg

Installing viewLinc1684 | 4M211679EN-Aopenssl req -new -key viewlinc.bigpharma.com.key-out viewlinc.bigpharma.com.csr -config SSLCon-fig.txt5 Create a

Installing viewLincviewLinc 4.34| 4169openssl s_client -connect viewlinc.bigpharma.com:443Note: Minimum requirements are OpenSSL 0.9.8h-1 or higher fo

Setting Up Devices1704 | 4M211679EN-AQ: How do I configure a firewall for viewLinc?A: viewLinc will have exceptions added in the Domain and Privatenet

Setting Up DevicesviewLinc 4.34| 4171• Common values for both TCP and COM port connections:sample_rate = 10s, 90s (default), 12m, 2h, 12h, 2d,or 12d•

Connecting Devices104 | 4M211679EN-AHow connected: 802.11b/g Wi-FiDetail:• Connect Devices wirelessly to the viewLinc server.• Vaisala Wi-Fi Data Logg

Setting Up Devices1724 | 4M211679EN-Ahost computer via standard TCP/IP Ethernet network. LAN-1 Moduleis internally powered by the Transmitter.Internal

Setting Up DevicesviewLinc 4.34| 4173Allows for multiple dataloggers to connect to the host server throughcommon 802.11b/g wireless networks. Requires

Setting Up Devices1744 | 4M211679EN-AMoving Vaisala Veriteq DevicesQ: I'm using vNet/Digi Devices to connect my Vaisala Ver-iteq Devices to the n

Setting Up DevicesviewLinc 4.34| 41752 You do NOT need to uninstall the Device software from the viewLincServer machine; but, you do need to make some

Troubleshooting Tips1764 | 4M211679EN-Acomputer, type ping <IP address>. If there are successfulresponses to the ping, this test will prove that

Troubleshooting TipsviewLinc 4.34| 4177AlarmsQ: I'm receiving communication alarms in viewLinc. I think mynetwork Device or Vaisala Veriteq Devic

Troubleshooting Tips1784 | 4M211679EN-Aor Digi networking Device, or to a computer using USB, andsee if you can connect to it from vLog.Managing Data

Troubleshooting TipsviewLinc 4.34| 4179Q: I've made some changes in viewLinc, such as newThresholds and Device descriptions, but they're not

Troubleshooting Tips1804 | 4M211679EN-Ag Purple (128, 0, 128)h Brown (150, 75, 0)i Gray (128, 128, 128)j Maroon (128, 0, 0)k Lime (0, 255, 0)l Tomato

Troubleshooting TipsviewLinc 4.34| 4181[AlarmObject] = Description of where alarm was triggered, from aChannel, a Logger or Host.[AlarmType] = Type of

Connecting DevicesviewLinc 4.34| 411Hardware: Attach Logger to vNet Device1 Remove protective label on the bottom or back of the Logger.2 Connect the

Troubleshooting Tips1824 | 4M211679EN-AAll Alarm messages:[Comments] = Comments entered (manual or preconfigured) withcorresponding alarm or Logger tr

Need More Help?viewLinc 4.34| 4183[TransferDirectory] = Destination directory for transferred Logger data.[TransferFile] = Destination file for transf

Index3300 Series Transmitters 161adding 33alias 98output quantities 67sample rate 98swapping 111timeout 98AAccess Control 35defined 35, 37for remote d

Indexdefined 114Device 106Device Validation and Cal-ibration 115editing 106monitoring 88multiple notifications 52pausing 121reporting 124setting ackno

Indexcolor of alarms 123color palette 179columnsAlarms window 123Device status 65hiding 66Locations window 65sort order 66Threshold status 65Timestamp

IndexUsers 44Deadband 57default application file locations 7default reports 132definition file for Devices 170deletingdashboard data points 83dashboar

IndexEmail notification 116in alarms 53setting up 46settings 46Email or SMS messageacknowledging an alarm 121Email/SMS templatedefined 49enable/disabl

IndexInternet browserssupported 1Internet Explorerversions supported 6items on the dashboarddisplay options 83Llink historyviewing 74linkingChannels 7

Indexmeasurement unitstemperature 28messagesEmail & SMS templates 50Microsoft ExcelviewLinc event logs and 129min/max statisticsin trends 91MKT ac

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Connecting Devices124 | 4M211679EN-ARepeat Steps 1 and 2 for each vNet Device.Method 2: Using Digi DevicesThe following procedure shows how to use Dig

IndexRreactivatingChannels 75Groups 41Threshold Alarms 80Users 44readinggraphsin pop-up trend view 92threshold values 93reboot 61receiving alarm notif

IndexEmail & SMS notificationEmail & SMSnotification 46Locations and Zones 67remote display 151, 153Road Map 21schedules 44system preferences

IndexThresholdsapplying 78editing 79timeout period 29300 Series Transmitters 98HMT140 Wi-Fi DataLoggers 99Timestamp column 65touchscreen display 151tr

IndexVeriteq Loggerssetting up 10viewingactive alarms 93COM ports 173event comments 128event logs 126pop-up trends 92, 157trendsnavigation 90viewLincA

Indexrenaming 74setting up 67, 69steps before deleting 73viewing data 63viewing trends 94196-|- M211679EN-A

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Connecting DevicesviewLinc 4.34| 413Step 1: Discover the Digi Device1 Obtain a reserved (recommended) or static IP address for your DigiDevice from yo

Connecting Devices144 | 4M211679EN-ADrivers: Install USB DriversUsing the supplied Vaisala Veriteq USB cable driver CD and QuickStart guide, install U

Connecting DevicesviewLinc 4.34| 415Hardware: Connect1 Connect your Device to a Vaisala Veriteq Serial port cable.2 Connect the Serial port cable to y

Configuring Devices164 | 4M211679EN-A5 Disconnect the configuration cable from the Device, wait 8seconds, then press the SERVICE button.If you have a

Installing viewLincviewLinc 4.34| 417• enable or disable Channels• specify Device and Channel descriptions• store historical data for backup purposesN

Installing viewLinc184 | 4M211679EN-ATo install viewLinc on the Enterprise Server PC (newinstall):1 On your viewLinc Server PC, insert the viewLinc CD

Installing viewLincviewLinc 4.34| 419that you select the option to create Locations based on exist-ing Device and Channel descriptions. This will ensu

Logging in to viewLinc204 | 4M211679EN-ALogging in to viewLincWhen you are ready to start using viewLinc, log in to viewLinc fromany PC with an Intern

Setup Road MapviewLinc 4.34| 421Note: To save your language setting, ensure that your browser isnot set to automatically delete cookies upon exit.4 En

viewLinc 4.34| 4iiiTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED1What’s New 1Overview 4How Does it Work? 4viewLinc System Requirements 5viewLinc Server

Setup Road Map224 | 4M211679EN-AOptional Setup TasksDepending on the types of Loggers you are using, you may want toset up a transfer schedule to view

Setup Road MapviewLinc 4.34| 423Vaisala Headquarters (Finland)Vanha Nurmijärventie 2101670 VantaaFINLANDIndustrial InstrumentsPhone: +358 9 8949 2658F

viewLinc 4.34| 425CHAPTER 2SYSTEM SETTINGSThere are several important settings screens in viewLinc, which are allaccessible from the System Configurat

Choosing System Preferences264 | 4M211679EN-A• Specifying a new Security Key• Changing reporting options for the Technical Support Log• Controlling Se

Choosing System PreferencesviewLinc 4.34| 4274 Save your changes (Options | Save).CommentsComments can provide valuable reference information about c

Choosing System Preferences284 | 4M211679EN-ATemperature Measurement UnitsWhen viewLinc is installed, temperature is set to display in degreesCelsius.

Choosing System PreferencesviewLinc 4.34| 429Security KeyEnter the Security Key you were provided by Vaisala. This numberspecifies how many Devices ca

Choosing System Preferences304 | 4M211679EN-A2 On the General tab, select the Users must confirm their iden-tity row, then click in the Value column t

Discovering DevicesviewLinc 4.34| 4312 Select the Units tab. The list displays all standard Device Channelunit types, but some of your Devices may be

iv4 | 4M211679EN-ASecurity Key 29Technical Support 29Session Expiry Time 29viewLinc Aware Service 30Unit Descriptions 30Discovering Devices 31Adding H

Discovering Devices324 | 4M211679EN-Anot detected by viewLinc automatically (see Adding DevicesManually).It is also easy to add more Host machines as

Discovering DevicesviewLinc 4.34| 4334 Enter the COM port number.5 Click OK to save.To add a 300 Series Transmitter:1 Ensure no other Users are logged

Discovering Devices344 | 4M211679EN-A• UDP Port: Auto-generated, can be modified if required.• Max blocks per beacon: Accept the default number ofdata

Controlling Access to viewLincviewLinc 4.34| 435To add a host machine:1 From Locations Manager, Devices pane, select Options | AddHost.2 On the Add H

Controlling Access to viewLinc364 | 4M211679EN-AAssigning RightsRights are assigned to Users or Groups, and give individual Users orall Users in a Gro

Controlling Access to viewLincviewLinc 4.34| 437Once a User is assigned a Group and Rights, the Rights of that User isactually a combination of the as

Controlling Access to viewLinc384 | 4M211679EN-APermission DefinitionAcknowledgeAlarmsUser can view a Location, and acknowledge alarms at Loca-tion.Vi

Controlling Access to viewLincviewLinc 4.34| 439you with a quick way to view and modify the currently appliedpermissions.Note: You require Manage Loca

Controlling Access to viewLinc404 | 4M211679EN-Athe Locations and Events windows, but have not been assignedAccess Control to perform any functions or

Controlling Access to viewLincviewLinc 4.34| 4417 To assign Users to this Group, expand the Members view ( ) thenclick Add User.8 Select the Users you

viewLinc 4.34| 4vAdding Locations to Zones 70Linking Location Channels 72Unlinking and Relinking Location Channels 72Renaming Locations and Zones 74De

Controlling Access to viewLinc424 | 4M211679EN-AAdd a UserBefore you add Users to your system:• Determine whether you need to set up Group.• Determine

Controlling Access to viewLincviewLinc 4.34| 4436 To define the User’s system rights, expand the Rights view.a Click Add Right and select the rights r

Setting Up Schedules444 | 4M211679EN-ATo edit user accounts and passwords:1 From the viewLinc desktop, choose Options | System Con-figuration | Users.

Setting Up SchedulesviewLinc 4.34| 445• Enabled:Use a custom schedule. A custom schedule allows you todefine specific times you want a User to receiv

Email & SMS Notification Settings464 | 4M211679EN-A3 By default, your schedule is named New Contact Schedule. Torename it, double-click the row or

Email & SMS Notification SettingsviewLinc 4.34| 4472 Enter the Administrator’s Email address. This address receives allsystem notifications. You c

Email & SMS Notification Settings484 | 4M211679EN-A5 If your outgoing mail server requires authentication, select theSMTP Authentication check box

TemplatesviewLinc 4.34| 449TemplatesTemplates are used to quickly define the information required for distribution in standard Email and SMS messages,

Templates504 | 4M211679EN-ATo create custom Email or SMS template messages:1 From the viewLinc desktop, choose Options | System Con-figuration | Templ

TemplatesviewLinc 4.34| 4515 Select the Enable Custom Messages checkbox (top right corner ofwindow).6 Click Options | Save.Alarm TemplatesAn Alarm tem

vi4 | 4M211679EN-ADisabling Communication Alarms 105Device Alarms 106Editing Device Alarms 106Disabling Device Alarms 106Calibrating Devices 107Removi

Templates524 | 4M211679EN-AAlarm Template OptionsWhen creating alarm templates, there are many ways to define howUsers view alarm conditions on their

TemplatesviewLinc 4.34| 453type of alarm (using the AlarmMessage macro - see “Email &SMS Templates” on page49).• Delay Before Activating Alarm (H

Templates544 | 4M211679EN-Acombined time delay does not interrupt your alarm notificationrequirements.Send email to: Enter one or more addresses that

TemplatesviewLinc 4.34| 455For example:C:\Program Files\Veriteq Instru-ments\viewLinc\python\python” -mviewLinc.scripts.SwitchBbRelay <number of co

Templates564 | 4M211679EN-A1 From the viewLinc desktop, choose Options | System Con-figuration | Templates | Alarm Templates, select the Alarmtemplat

TemplatesviewLinc 4.34| 457Single Threshold TemplateTo create a single-threshold template:1 From the viewLinc desktop, select Options | System Configu

Templates584 | 4M211679EN-A5 To define a custom (Private)Alarm template, or modify existingAlarm Template settings, complete the fields in the Genera

TemplatesviewLinc 4.34| 459• Category: For reporting purposes, specify whether a Warn-ing message or an Alarm notification is issued when thresholdcon

Templates604 | 4M211679EN-ATo create a preconfigured comment:1 From the viewLinc desktop, choose Options | System Con-figuration | Comments, select Op

System MaintenanceviewLinc 4.34| 461To use preconfigured comments in an Email template:1 From Options | System Configuration | Templates | Email/SMSTe

viewLinc 4.34| 4viiDefault viewLinc Reports 132Custom Reports 132Generating and Printing Reports 132Reviewing Report Progress 134Creating New Reports

System Maintenance624 | 4M211679EN-A3 In the Device Properties pane, select the Host Details tab.4 Click Options | Restart Host Service. A system-wide

viewLinc 4.34| 463CHAPTER 3VIEWING DATAIn viewLinc, each data collection point (Device Channel) is mapped andidentified as a Location. These data coll

viewLinc Desktop Orientation644 | 4M211679EN-AItem Details OptionsContext-sensitive menus. The menus changedepending on which tab is open and which i

viewLinc Desktop OrientationviewLinc 4.34| 465Item Detailsand/or Locations• Dashboard: View a graphic interface (importedimage) identifying your Devic

viewLinc Desktop Orientation664 | 4M211679EN-ATo re-sort column display order:1 In the Locations window on the Table View, Location Alarmsor Trend tab

Managing Locations & ZonesviewLinc 4.34| 4673 Click outside the list, or press [Esc] to hide the options list.Managing Locations & ZonesIn gen

Managing Locations & Zones684 | 4M211679EN-AOrganizing LocationsTo organize your viewLinc screen and keep a closer eye on theLocations that matter

Managing Locations & ZonesviewLinc 4.34| 469to selected Locations. See “Setting Up Location Thresholds” onpage78• Dashboard: Allows you to load a

Managing Locations & Zones704 | 4M211679EN-A2 When the New Zone folder appears, enter a name for the Zoneand press [Enter]. To create a sub-Zone,

Managing Locations & ZonesviewLinc 4.34| 4714 In the Locations navigation pane, select Options | Save.To link a Channel to this new Location, see

viii4 | 4M211679EN-ALogging In 176Alarms 177Managing Data and Devices 178Predefined UI Settings 179Need More Help? 183Index 185Troubleshooting Tips 17

Managing Locations & Zones724 | 4M211679EN-A3 At the prompt, select whether you want to automatically createa sub-zone based on the Device name, o

Managing Locations & ZonesviewLinc 4.34| 473To find a Channel’s linked Location:1 From the viewLinc desktop, select Options | System Configuration

Managing Locations & Zones744 | 4M211679EN-A3 A prompt appears. Click Yes to confirm the change.4 In the Locations pane, select Options | Save.To

Editing Location PropertiesviewLinc 4.34| 475Note: Renaming Zones edits the Zone name only; it does not changethe Locations assigned within it. To lin

Editing Location Properties764 | 4M211679EN-ATo modify Location properties:1 From the Locations Manager window, Locations tree, selectthe Location you

Editing Location PropertiesviewLinc 4.34| 477• To check currently assigned Access Control permission, use theAccess Control Inspector“Access Control I

Editing Location Properties784 | 4M211679EN-ANote: You can assign access to subfolders on an individual basis.6 Click Save.The new permission appears

Editing Location PropertiesviewLinc 4.34| 4793 On the Edit Threshold screen, select a template in the ThresholdTemplate column (check the selection bo

Editing Location Properties804 | 4M211679EN-A3 Select Options | Edit Threshold. The Edit Threshold windowdisplays.4 Edit threshold settings as desired

Building DashboardsviewLinc 4.34| 4813 In the Location Properties pane, on the Thresholds tab, highlightthe Threshold you want to deactivate.4 Click O

viewLinc 4.34| 41CHAPTER 1GETTING STARTEDWelcome to viewLinc 4.3, a key element in the Vaisala VeriteqContinuous Monitoring System (CMS). Easily monit

Building Dashboards824 | 4M211679EN-A• You can double-click a data point to display the Pop-up Trend.Alternatively, you can right-click on the Locatio

Building DashboardsviewLinc 4.34| 483Note: It is only possible to place Locations on the dashboard that are apart of the Zone being edited, and are no

Setting Up User-specific Views844 | 4M211679EN-ATo erase the Dashboard image and all data points:IMPORTANT: The erase operation cannot be undone.1 To

Setting Up User-specific ViewsviewLinc 4.34| 485Creating a New ViewYou require Manage Views Right to access the Views Manager window.To create a View:

Working with the Locations window864 | 4M211679EN-A2 On the Access Control tab select the View, then selectOptions| Add. The Create Access Control wi

Working with the Locations windowviewLinc 4.34| 487toolbar search field at the top of a navigation tree, a User canconveniently target their search wi

Working with the Locations window884 | 4M211679EN-Agives you a quick, at-a-glance display, of current readings at variouspoints at a monitored site.No

Working with the Locations windowviewLinc 4.34| 489For specific instruction on acknowledging alarms, or viewing Alarms inthe Alarms window, see “Viewi

Working with the Locations window904 | 4M211679EN-A3 If you have been assigned the Right to Manage Views, you cansave the trend as a View. Select Opti

Working with the Locations windowviewLinc 4.34| 491Note: Navigating or zooming within the trend will automaticallyuncheck the “Auto Refresh On” option