Working with the System Screen

This section provides instructions for some common tasks in the management station user interface.

Switching Between Active Windows

Scenario: You have two or more active windows (for example, System Manager and Event List), and you want to bring a different one to the foreground on the system screen.

  1. In the Summary bar, select Menu > Active Tasks.
  1. From the thumbnail preview of the active windows, select the one you want to bring to the foreground.
  • The selected window displays on the screen.

 

Expanding and Collapsing the Summary Bar

Expanding the Summary Bar

  • The Summary bar displays collapsed.
  • In the Summary bar, click down on the top right or an event indicator.
  • The Summary bar expands.

Collapsing the Summary Bar

  • The Summary bar displays expanded.
  • In the Summary bar, click up on the top right.
  • The Summary bar collapses.

 

Showing and Hiding the Event Detail Bar

Showing the Event Detail Bar

  • The Event Detail bar is not visible and the command to show it is available on the Summary bar.
  • In the Summary bar, click down .
  • The Event Detail bar displays below the Summary bar.

Hiding the Event Detail Bar

  • The Event Detail bar is visible, and the command to hide it is available on the Summary bar.
  • In the Summary bar, click up .
  • The Event Detail bar is hidden.

 

Temporarily Muting the Audio Alert

Scenario: The audio alert buzzer on a management station is sounding, and you want to mute it temporarily.

  1. In the Summary bar, click Audio Alert .
  • The icon changes to muted and the sound stops, even if there are still unacknowledged events. Muting applies only to the pre-existing events: the audio alert will still sound for any new events that come in.
  1. To manually unmute the audio alert, click Audio Alert again.

 

Permanently Silencing the Audio Alert

Scenario: You want to permanently disable the audio alert buzzer on a management station, so that it does not sound even if new events come in.

  1. In the Summary bar, right-click Audio Alert .
  • The icon changes to disabled .
  1. To manually re-enable the audio alert right-click Audio Alert again.

 

Displaying the About Page

Scenario: You want to view system information, such as the management station version.

  1. In the Summary bar, select Menu > About Page or click the company logo.
  • The About dialog box displays, and shows general information about the software.
  1. (Optional) If you work on an Installed Client station, click System Info.
  • The System Information window displays detailed information about the Client computer.
  1. Click OK.

 

Moving a System Window to a Second Monitor

Scenario: You want to move a window from the default monitor to the second monitor. For example, you want to move the System Manager window.

  1. Click Restore Down in the window.
  • The window restores down, you can move it to another monitor, and the icon changes to Maximize .
  1. Drag the window from the default monitor to the second monitor, and click Maximize .
  • The window displays on the second monitor. If you minimize the window that displays on the second monitor, the corresponding icon displays in the Windows taskbar of the default monitor. If you maximize the window again, it displays on the monitor where you previously minimized it.

 

Printing from the System Menu
  1. In the Summary bar, select Menu > Print.
  • The Printouts selection dialog box displays.
  1. (Optional) In the Printouts selection dialog box, do the following:
    a. Clear the check boxes that correspond to the system application printouts you do not want to generate.
    b. Click Move up or Move down to change the printout order.
  1. Click Preview.
  1. (Optional) In the Print Preview dialog box, do the following:
    a. Use the zoom icon on the toolbar to zoom in/out and check the output. These toolbar controls only affect the preview, not the printout itself.
    b. Adjust Margins (default is 50 pixels).
    c. Select the desired Orientation (default is Landscape).
    d. Select the Printer and Paper size.
    e. Adjust Scaling (default is Fit to page) and, if available, color option.
  1. Click Print and Close.
  • The printout is sent to the selected printer.