Viewing events 114, Viewing events – Vaisala viewLinc-4.1-M211518 User Manual

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Chapter 7: Events

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Viewing Events

Events are viewed in an Event Log, a text-based listing of all

system events occurring with the devices on your system.

To view Events:

1

From viewLinc, select

Options | Events

. The Event Log

appears, displaying a list of events, and, if available,

comments on the event in the Event Details area to the

right of the event listing.

2

Using the date and time selectors, choose the period for

which you want to see events. Enter a date (using format

MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM) or use the calendar button to

specify a date range.

3

Using the buttons to the right of the date and time

selectors, select or deselect buttons to see specific types

of event details. After selecting an event type button to

filter your results, select

Options |

Refresh

to refresh

the list. The more buttons you deselect, the shorter the

list will be. You can choose to view:

Alarm Events.

A list of alarms that were triggered during

the specified time period.

Admin Events.

A list of administrator actions taken,

such as new alarm threshold settings.

Transfer Events.

List of device data transfers performed

during the specified time period.

System Events

. List of changes to configuration options

or any failed attempts to communicate between

viewLinc Servers and devices.

4

Filter the results by clicking on the Filters dropdown in

the upper right corner. You can select or unselect

different event types (Alarm, Admin, Transfer and

System Events) by toggling the checkboxes associated

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