User guide

Chapter 1: Getting Started

It is also possible to use a mix of these methods if your

system requires it.

The outlined Administrator’s Road Map applies to all

installation options.

Administrator’s Road Map

Once your viewLinc system is installed, you may find the

following roadmap a useful overview of the setup and

configuration activities required to implement viewLinc.

1 Edit Vaisala Veriteq device properties using vLog. (such

as sample timing and device channels - see vLog user

guide for details)

2 If you plan to set day and time schedules during which

specific users will be notified of alarms, set Contact

Schedules (see “About Contact Schedules” on page 53)

3 Create User Accounts (see “Editing Users and

Passwords” on page 54)

4 Choose temperature measurement unit preferences (see

“Choosing Temperature Measurement Unit Preferences”

on page 56)

5 Configure Email settings (see “Configuring Email

Settings” on page 49)

6 Create Zones, assign Locations to Zones and edit

Location properties (see “Organizing Locations into

Zones” on page 28)

Serial port Vaisala Veriteq

serial port cable

• Allows devices to connect

directly or over an Ethernet

network (when device host

is installed) to the viewLinc

server

• Requires a Serial port on a

• Requires a Serial to Logger

cable

Method How Connected Detail

Table 1: Methods of attaching devices to PCs