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Creating the Agent

  1. Choose the Configuration Explorer Image Removed icon, and then choose Agents on the tree on the left-hand pane. 

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  2. You can either choose the New Agent Image Removed icon or you can right-click on the Agents folder and then choose New Agent.

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General settings

  1. On the General Settings tab, enter the Name and Description (optional) of the Agent. 

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  2. You can choose the Site for the agent by choosing Browse. Choose the site and then choose OK. You can also assign the Site later. 

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     A Site can also be created on-the-fly when assigning a Site to an Agent.

  3. Choose the Connection Type and choose Edit.
  4. In the Connection Settings window, enter the settings as defined in [ in Scanning BAS Networks .
  5. Choose OK in the Edit Agent window to close the window.See Licensing the Mini Agent to MiniAgent to license the agent.

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Tags

Tags are used for additional miscellaneous identification.  A device may have a tag of 'first floor' or 'Area A'.   Anchormetadatametadata

Metadata

Metadata is similar to tags , but contains a key (name) and a value. This can be used in reports.  For example, a VAV box might have a metadata for the 'BoxSize', and a value of 10.   Anchorstatisticsstatistics

Statistics

The Statistics tab is used to view the count of devices, objects, and trends for this agent. You can also view the overall performance.anchorevent-logevent-log

Event Log

The Event Log tab allows you to monitor events related to this agent.anchorcomm-alertscomm-alerts

Comm Alerts

  1. Choose the Comm Alerts tab to enable/disable communication alerts. You can set this up so that the recipients receive an email notification based on when:

    • Hourly Average PPM is less than xx.

    • Hourly comm errors are above xx.

    • Average Load % is above xx.

  2. Choose the Signature Settings tab to enter the Signature Agent Access Key.