User Guide

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Siemens
User Guide Version 3.0
A6V10415471
Building Technologies
2017-11-30
Table of Contents
About this Document ............................................................................................ 9
1 Getting Started ......................................................................................... 13
1.1 User Interface ................................................................................................ 13
1.2 Graphical Elements and Controls ................................................................. 14
1.3 Operational Workflows .................................................................................. 16
1.4 Starting and Exiting the System .................................................................... 18
1.4.1 Launching an Installed Client......................................................... 18
1.4.2 Launching a Web Client ................................................................. 18
1.4.3 Launching a Windows App Client .................................................. 19
1.4.4 Exiting the Application ................................................................... 19
1.4.5 Interrupting the Auto Logoff ........................................................... 20
1.4.6 Accessing a Closed Mode Client ................................................... 20
1.4.7 Exiting a Closed Mode Session ..................................................... 20
1.4.8 Changing Your Password .............................................................. 21
1.4.9 Doing an Operator Switchover....................................................... 21
1.5 System Screen .............................................................................................. 22
1.5.1 System Screen Reference ............................................................. 22
1.5.2 Working with the System Screen ................................................... 27
1.6 Types of Stations in the Management Platform ............................................ 31
1.7 Client Station Troubleshooting ...................................................................... 32
1.7.1 Client Application Needs to Restart ............................................... 32
1.7.2 Troubleshooting Logon Problems .................................................. 33
1.7.3 Troubleshooting the Web Client and Windows App Client ............ 33
2 System Manager ...................................................................................... 34
2.1 Working with System Manager ..................................................................... 34
2.1.1 Creating Additional System Manager Windows ............................ 34
2.1.2 Closing Additional System Manager Windows .............................. 34
2.1.3 Changing the Pane Layout of System Manager ............................ 35
2.1.4 Allowing or Preventing Opening of the Secondary Pane .............. 36
2.1.5 Setting How Objects are Labeled in System Manager .................. 36
2.1.6 Setting How Selections Propagate to Other Panes ....................... 36
2.1.7 Manually Propagating a Selection to Other Panes ........................ 37
2.1.8 Sending a Selection to the Secondary Pane ................................. 37
2.1.9 Selecting an Object in System Browser ........................................ 38
2.1.10 Selecting Multiple Objects in System Browser .............................. 38
2.1.11 Browsing and Selecting Objects with the Navigation Bar .............. 39
2.1.12 Revisiting Recent Selections from the Navigation Bar .................. 40
2.1.13 Setting a Favorite Location in System Manager ............................ 41
2.1.14 Revisiting Recent Selections from Recently Viewed ..................... 41
2.2 System Manager Reference ......................................................................... 42
2.2.1 Overview of System Manager ........................................................ 42
2.2.2 System Manager Navigation Workflows ........................................ 43