Tools Tab Overview
The Tools tab enables the Administrator to perform routine maintenance for inactive devices or user accounts. From this tab you can view information for devices no longer displayed in the DashBoard client, and the Configure User Rights dialog. Use this tab to perform tasks such as deleting inactive devices no longer used in your facility, updating an offline device before re-installing it to your network, or applying parameters of an inactive device to a newly installed device. For example, you can export permissions from an inactive MUX-8258-A to an active MUX-8258-A in a recently installed DFR-8321-N frame.
Figure 2.7 Configure User Rights — Tools Tab
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This area displays a list of devices with information saved in the DashBoard Server and URM but are currently inactive. A device is inactive when it is no longer available on the same network that the DashBoard client is using and does not display in the tree views. For example, a card that was physically removed from a frame, or when an entire frame was taken offline. Click Refresh to update the list of devices in the tree view.
The view when a node is selected in this tree view is the same as the view when a node in the Devices tab is selected. The nodes displayed in this tree view is dependent on what is selected in the Display menu. Nodes in the tree view include one of the following icons:
— This icon indicates the presence of additional elements listed under the selected node. For example, menus that display in the DashBoard client.
— This icon indicates the absence of additional elements.
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This menu is located at the top of the Tools tab and is used to specify the type of information displayed in the tree view.
Show all acknowledged — This option enables the Tools tab to display all devices that have information uploaded and permissions configured in the DashBoard Server and URM. This is the default.
Show all saved settings — This option enables the Tools tab to display inactive devices that have configured permissions saved in the DashBoard Server and URM.
Show missing acknowledged — This option enables the Tools tab to display inactive devices that do have information uploaded to the DashBoard Server and URM but no longer displays in the DashBoard interfaces. For example, an offline MUX-8258-A card that had information uploaded to the DashBoard Server and URM before the card was removed from the frame.
Show missing with settings — This option enables the Tools tab to display inactive devices that had permissions configured, but no longer display in the DashBoard interfaces. For example, an offline MUX-8258-A card that was to read-only to the Default User.
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These buttons can be used to copy permissions to and from similar objects.
Click Import to copy the currently displayed permissions to another object.
Click Export to copy permissions from the currently selected object to another object of the same type.
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This area displays the roles and users assigned to the device selected in the Tools tree view. You can add additional users and roles to configure permissions for this device.
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This area displays the properties and permissions configured for the selected device. You can update the settings in this area and click Apply to save your changes to the database. The new settings are applied to the device when the device is active. Until the Apply button is clicked, all users/groups with unsaved changes are marked with an asterisk (*).
Note that if a property has two check boxes selected:
— The blue check mark indicates the property inherits its permissions from the hierarchy.
— The green check mark indicates the permission inherited.