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Administration Tools
Administration Tools include Workspaces for Instruments and Locations, Operators, Database Mainte-
nance, Inventory, Customization, and User Administration.
Instrument and Location Workspace
This workspace is used to:
■ Assign names to download locations
■ Assign instruments to locations
■ Configure the reporting and monitoring options for each instrument
■ Set required download intervals for each location
The following sequence of tasks is used to set up the Central Data Station's management function for
instruments:
1.
Assign Location Names to Location Codes. Location Codes are the physical port addresses for the
download devices.
2.
Assign Instruments to Download Locations.
Locations
■ Edit Location Name
The location name can be changed from letter/num-
ber code to the name of a unit, department, site, etc.
Use up to 17 characters to identify a location. Click
Location > Edit Location Name... in the menu or
click Loc. Name in the toolbar.
Note:
Consider interface logic before editing.
■ Add New Download Location Assignment
Download locations can be added manually. Click Location > Add Download Location
Assignment... in the menu or click Add Assig. in the toolbar. Download locations will also be
added automatically when a transmission is received from a download device with a location that
is not already on the list. The name assigned is A_xx, where xx is the download device's IP
address or serial port. This name can be changed as described under Edit Download Location
Assignment.
To assign instruments to a location without a download device, enter a Location Name or another
descriptive word as the Location Code.
■ Delete Download Location Assignment
Click Location > Delete Download Location Assignment... from the menu, or click Delete
Assig. in the toolbar.
■ Edit Download Location Assignment
Click Location > Edit Download Location Assignment... from the menu, or click Edit Assig.
in the toolbar.
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