Access Device Manager
This view shows the access devices connected to the AccessNetwork.
Figure 99. Access Device Manager
To open this view, navigate to and double-click the AccessNetwork node in the Nav tree.
Columns
| Column | Description |
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| Name | Provides descriptive text that reflects the identity of the entity or logical grouping. |
| Device Type | Identifies the type of remote device. |
| Status | Indicates the condition of the network, device or component at the last check.
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| Enabled | Activates (true) and deactivates (false) use of the object (network, device, point, component, table, schedule, descriptor, etc.).
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| Health | Reports the status of the network, device or component. This advisory information, including a time stamp, can help you recognize
and troubleshoot problems but it provides no direct management controls.
The Niagara Drivers Guide documents the these properties. |
| Address | Reports the unique integer value automatically assigned to each physical I/O module during discovery. |
| Uid | Reports a six-byte number that is globally unique to this specific I/O hardware device. Discovery automatically obtains this Unique ID (Uid) from each device. |
| Installed Version | Reports the firmware version installed in the I/O module or device. |
| Available Version | Reports the firmware version available for the installed module. If this number is more recent (higher) than the installed version, you can initiate an I/O firmware upgrade from the Device Manager. |
| Initial Doors | Defines the number of doors.
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Buttons
- Edit opens the device’s database record for updating.
- Discover runs a discover job to locate installed devices, which appear in the Discovered pane. This view has a standard appearance that is similar to all Device Manager views.
- Cancel ends the current discovery job.
- Add inserts into the database a record for the discovered and selected object.
- Match associates a discovered device with a record that is already in the database.
- Upgrade Firmware upgrades the firmware in the selected device.
- Add Offline Hardware adds readers and input/output modules to the system.
- TagIt associates metadata, such as location or unique configuration with the object.
- Template Config accesses the station template that defines configuration options. You would select a template to set up the device with pre-configured properties.