Vaisala viewLinc 4.3 - Manual (Page 42)

Discovering Devices
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• UDP Port : Auto-generated, can be modified if required.
• Max blocks per beacon : Accept the default number of
data blocks (64) transferred between viewLinc and the
Device to maximize network efficiency, or modify as
required (256 max).
Note: Do not change the ‘Max blocks per beacon’ value for
HMT140 Devices without first consulting your technical sup-
port department as changes to this setting may impact bat-
tery life.
5 Click OK to save.
To add several Devices or a combination of Device types:
1 Create a definitions file, see the FAQ on page 170.
2
From Locations Manager, on the Devices pane, select a Host,
then select Options | Host | Add Device.
3 On the Add Device screen, in the Device Class box list, select
Upload Definitions File,
then enter or browse to the correct file.
4 Click OK to save.
Adding Hosts
For larger installations, viewLinc provides the option of adding
multiple Host machines. This allows you greater control over specific
Devices (group management), and ensures more network stability.
For example, you may want to monitor Devices in multiple offices.
Rather than connecting all Devices at each office location to the
Enterprise viewLinc Server network, set up Host machines at each
office to which local Devices are connected. This setup allows you to:
• Manage
Devices more effectively (such as pausing alarming at
one office, rather than trying to pause alarming on specific
Devices on a Host server).
• Ensure that network traffic is distributed more evenly through-
out your network (Host machines can manage smaller groups
of Device data, before sending to Enterprise viewLinc Server).