Tutorials
How to create a communication protocol
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Navigate to System Configuration → Standard device communication protocols
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Click Add Communication Protocol
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Set all required fields
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Click OK
How to create a perspective
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Navigate to System Configuration → Device classification and categories
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Click Add Perspective
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Set a root name and add optional nodes
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Click OK
How to add a device from the inventory page
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Navigate to Inventory → View device and sensor inventory
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Click Add Device
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Set all required fields
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Click Save
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Select created device
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Click Operation → Discovery
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Select a communication protocol
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Click Run
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After completion the device status will be changed
How to assign a perspective to a device
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Navigate to Inventory → View device and sensor inventory
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Select one or more device
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Click Assign Perspective
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Select a perspective
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Click OK
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Now you can filter devices using the "Perspective Explorer" on the LHS
How to create a discovery profile for IP range
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Navigate to Discovery and Data Polling → Configure discovery
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Click Add Discovery Profile
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Set all required fields (you can hover over the question mark to see the supported formats of network addresses)
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Click OK
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Select newly created discovery profile and click Run Discovery Profile
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Observe running process in the Activity window by clicking on the ring bell
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After completion of discovery you can find devices in the Inventory
How to create a scheduled polling by a perspective
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Navigate to Discovery and Data Polling → Configure measurement polling
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Click Add Polling Profile
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Set a unique name, optional description, select Perspective profile type
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Select a checkbox Scheduled Polling
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Navigate to Schedule tab next to General
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Configure the desired schedule, specify the reoccurrence
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Click OK
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After a profile completion navigate to Inventory → View device and sensor inventory
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Right click on the device → click View Sensors → select a sensor → observe graphics
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Check Logs (if something goes wrong).
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Navigate to System Configuration → Activity logs
How to create a scheduled cloud profile
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Navigate to Cloud Connectivity → IoT cloud connectors
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Click Add Cloud Connector
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Set a unique name, optional description, select a provider and fill in all credentials
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Click OK
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Navigate to Cloud Connectivity → Push data to cloud
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Click Add Cloud Profile
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Set a unique name, optional description, select Data publishing type, select Perspective profile type and choose the perspective
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Press checkbox Scheduled Cloud Profile
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Navigate to Schedule tab next to General
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Configure the desired schedule (it should start after the completion of a polling profile)
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Click OK