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Creating the Agent
Choose the Configuration Explorer
expandicon, and then choose Agents on the tree on the left-hand pane.
- You can either choose the New Agent
icon or you can right-click on the Agents folder and then choose New Agent.
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On the General Settings tab, enter the Name and Description (optional) of the Agent.
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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.
Note A Site can also be created on-the-fly when assigning a Site to an Agent.
- Choose the Connection Type and choose Edit.
- In the Connection Settings window, enter the settings as defined in Scanning BAS networksNetworks.
- Choose OK in the Edit Agent window to close the window.See Licensing the Mini Agentto MiniAgent to license the agent.
Tags
Tags are used for additional miscellaneous identification. A device may have a tag of 'first floor' or 'Area A'.
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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.
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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.
- Choose the Signature Settings tab to enter the Signature Agent Access Key.