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Each device added is associated with an area (room). In the user interface under Areas, you
will then see and have control of, each device within that specic room.
It is possible to associate one device with multiple areas. This is useful for thermostats, for
example, where one thermostat may control multiple rooms.
ediT deviCe page
Once you click add new device, or edit device, you will be taken to the Edit Device Page.
If this is a new device, you will need to select the device type rst.
deviCe maiN iNformaTioN
Here you will enter information about the device:
• Description: This is what you wish the device to be named. You should keep it
less then ten characters otherwise the description will be truncated on the User
Interface.
• Group Select: This is how you will group the device in an Area. You may select
an existing group, or create a new group. You should also keep this less then ten
characters.
• Device Type: This allows you to associate an icon with what the device is
controlling. This is also how devices are grouped in the User Interface.
• Show This Device: If selected, the device will be displayed in the User Interface.
• Log This Device: If selected, the device will be logged every time it changes
status. You may wish to turn this option off for high trafc devices, e.g. motion
detectors, so that the log les will not get full for just one device.
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