Updating the List of Devices
The Devices tab lists the devices available to the DashBoard Server and is similar to the list in the Basic Tree View of the DashBoard client. You can also specify that the tab only lists new devices (devices that have not had their information uploaded to your DashBoard Server yet). This is especially useful for maintenance once you have configured devices and only add devices infrequently, allowing you to list only those new devices that do not have permissions set.
Updating the Device List
Before configuring device permissions, you should ensure that the information displayed in the Devices tab is current and complete. You can achieve this by refreshing the device list and then uploading information for any new devices. This section outlines how to update the list of devices in the Devices tab.
To list only new devices in the Devices tab:
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Display the Devices tab in the Configure User Rights dialog.
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Select the Only new devices check box in the Devices tab.
To refresh the list of devices:
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Display the Devices tab in the Configure User Rights dialog.
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Click Refresh.
Updating Device Information
You can update information for a specific device, such as a specific openGear card, or for a series of devices, such as an openGear frame and all the cards installed in it. An easy way to determine if information for a device is uploaded is the presence of the warning icon beside the item in the tree view. An asterisk (*) signifies that information has not been uploaded for that device.
To upload device information:
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Display the Devices tab in the Configure User Rights dialog.
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If you select the Only new devices check box, the tree view in the Devices tab displays only those devices which information has not be uploaded for yet.
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Expand the nodes in the tree view to navigate to the device you wish to upload information for. For example, to upload information for an MDK-111A-M card, expand the openGear Frames node, expand the node for the frame the card is installed in, then select the node for the actual card.
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Acknowledge Device — Select this option to upload information for the selected device only. For example, if you have selected an openGear card, it will upload information for the card only. Information on the menus and their settings will be not uploaded to the DashBoard Server. You will notice that an asterisk (*) is displayed beside each item not uploaded.
Acknowledge Device (and children) — Select this option to upload information for the selected devices and any devices, menus, or parameters listed beneath it. For example, if you selected this option for an openGear frame, information for the frame, all the installed cards, and their associated menus is uploaded to the DashBoard Server.
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