Each of your Primex devices have a unique profile, where you can view and manage its settings. Settings include its name, display settings, time zone, and assigned business unit and location.
The following settings can be updated from the profile of a device.
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Name
Uniquely identifies the device and commonly identifies its install location. If a name is not provided, set to its 12-character Device ID (MAC address). Allows up to a maximum of 50 characters.
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Label
Information printed on the label affixed to the device only when configured through device preconfiguration. By default, set to the first 20 characters of the clock Name.
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Business Unit
All devices are assigned to a Business Unit. By default, devices are assigned to your account Business Unit. Users are assigned to a role by Business Unit, which allows them to only have access to what they are responsible for.
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Location (optional)
If your account structure uses Locations to control user access, assign a device to a Location to ensure users have access to the devices they are responsible for. By default, devices are not assigned to a Location.
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Time Zone
A clock displays the local time of its assigned time zone. Default indicates the device is either set to the account time zone or its assigned Location time zone. The assigned time zone is displayed in parentheses.
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Change State
Although OneVue monitors and manages the state of devices, the state change is designed to provide a function that allows a user to manually change the state of a device.
From a clock profile, select its Gateway ID link to view or update its gateway profile settings.
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Network
During its check-in sequence to OneVue, the device attempts to connect to this network first. If the connection fails, the device automatically attempts to connect to its alternate network.
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Alternate Network
This network serves as a backup network. When a device cannot establish a connection to its primary network, it automatically attempts to connect to its assigned alternate network.
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NTP Servers
The device's NTP time sources. When set to Default, the device connects to the NTP Servers set in the account profile. When assigned to a Location and set to Default, the device connects to the NTP Servers set in the Location. Primex strongly recommends to set all three servers for fail over purposes. When a device fails to connect to or receive time from a NTP Server, it's set a Warning state with a Time Sync Error status.
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Check-in Interval
The Check-In Interval sets how often a device connects to your facility's network and checks-in to OneVue. During each check-in, the device receives time from its NTP time source to synchronizes its time, sends its current status to OneVue, and downloads pending setting changes.
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Unresponsive Timeout
The Unresponsive Timeout is the maximum amount of time a Primex device can go without a check-in to OneVue. When this time limit is exceeded, the device is set to an Alarm state with an Unresponsive status.
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Firmware
Identifies the current firmware version. When set to Latest, the device automatically downloads new firmware released by Primex. If not set to Latest, displays the device's current installed version. Primex strongly recommends that firmware is set to Latest (default setting). To view firmware release notes, select View Change Log.