Marquee Manager Administrator Device: FirstPAGE

Procedure

  1. Click the Devices folder in the Marquee Manager Administrator left-pane.
  2. Click New Device on the toolbar.

    A Details tab displays.

  3. Select FirstPAGE in the Communications>Type field.

    The FirstPAGE options are as follows.

    Field Description
    Device
    Name Logical name utilized by the administrator to refer to this physical device. Example A serial device may be named RF_CONNECT.
    State Either Enabled or Disabled. Note: Multiple individual devices can be enabled/disabled by doing the following.
    1. Select the Devices folder.
    A list view displays in the right pane.
    1. Press Ctrl.
    2. Select the devices that should be enabled/disabled.
    3. Right-click the selection.
    4. Select Enable, Enable All or Disable on the Popup menu.
    Default is Enabled.
    Communication
    Type Dropdown list contains all available Device types.
    Reconnect Interval Rate in seconds that a device will try to reconnect when it loses connection with the boards. Default is 5 second intervals. Note: If no value is set the device will try to reconnect every second, which can cause excessive network traffic.
    Host Host name where the Alarm Cast Server is running.
    Port Defaults to 8003.
    Destination Destination from those available in the dropdown list. Note: These are generated from the Alarm Cast Destination list.
  4. Click Save.

Results

The Device will now be visible under the Devices folder in the tree view.