Rev. Date: 07/18/06 Art: 714384-00D 22-19
ADMINISTRATION TOOLS
Overview
This workspace is used to:
• assign names to download locations,
• assign instruments to locations,
• configure the reporting and monitoring options for each instrument, and
• 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 a letter/number code to the name of a
nursing unit, department, site, etc.. Up to 17 characters can be used to identify
a location. Click Location Edit Location Name... in the menu or click Loc.
Name
in the toolbar.
Note: Interface logic should be considered before editing.
Add New Download Location Assignment
Download locations can be added manually. Click Location Add Download
Location Assignment… in the menu or click the 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.
INSTRUMENT AND LOCATION WORKSPACE
Overview Administration Tools include Workspaces for Instruments and Locations,
Operators, Database Maintenance, Inventory, Customization, and User
Administration.