User guide

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The Dashboard tab

The Dashboard is your main point of contact for checking and changing the

general status of all AIM operations.

Click the DASHBOARD tab to view its initial home page.

The various other Dashboard pages (e.g. Settings, Backups, Updates, etc.) are

selectable within the blue section located just below the tabs.

Dashboard > Home page

• Shutdown button - Allows the admin user to shut down the AIM server.

The OSD will no longer work on Receivers. The AIM server will need to be

manually started again when next required.

• Restart - The admin user can reboot the AIM server. The OSD and admin

section will be unavailable while the server is rebooting. This currently takes

about75seconds.

WithintheHomepage*,thedifferentsectionsprovideavarietyofinformation:

• Warning messages - Live alerts are displayed concerning any devices that

are ofﬂine, rebooting, recently added or unconﬁgured.

• Active Connections - shows the ﬁve most recent active sessions, detailing

foreach:Whenthesessionstarted;whichuser/receiver/channelisinvolved;

the connection type (icons show audio, video, serial, USB, exclusive) and IP

addresses in use. The red unplug icon on the far right allows the admin user

to disconnect a connection.

• Event Log - shows all actions performed by the admin or end-users within

the AIM system. See also the Event Log page.

• Latest Channels - shows the last ﬁve channels created within the AIM

system. A channel is created by default when a new transmitter is added

and conﬁgured. The edit icon next to a channel allows the admin user to

conﬁgure the channel.

• Latest User Logins - shows the last ﬁve users who logged in (either to the

AIM admin or at an AdderLink Inﬁnity Receiver).

• Latest User Registrations - shows the last ﬁve users added to the AIM

system, with a link to edit the user’s details/permissions.

• Latest Channel Changes - shows the last ﬁve users who changed a

channel, either while using the on-screen display (OSD) at an AdderLink

Inﬁnity Receiver, or via the AIM admin control panel.

• Latest Receivers - shows the last ﬁve receivers to be added and conﬁgured

within the AIM network. Click tocongureareceiver;click to connect

toachannel;orclick to disconnect an existing connection.

• Latest Transmitters - shows the last ﬁve transmitters to be added and

conﬁgured within the AIM network. Click to conﬁgure a transmitter.

* The Home page is auto-refreshed every ten seconds to ensure that the latest

information is always available.