User guide

Logging in to viewLinc
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5
Choose a destination location for the viewLinc program
files, then click
Next.
6 Select Logger Host, then click Next.
7 Click Install.
8 Click Finish.
You have installed all necessary viewLinc components.You
can now move to any machine on the network - or stay where
you are - and log in to viewLinc to monitor channels using
any supported Internet browser on the network.
Logging in to viewLinc
viewLinc allows you to:
• watch conditions (such as temperature and relative
humidity) being recorded by devices and in the viewLinc
historical database
• receive alarms if conditions are outside limits you set or if
there is a communications problem
• receive other system-related alarms
When you are ready to start using viewLinc, such as setting
alarms, configuring email settings, and scheduling device
data transfers, log in to viewLinc from a supported Internet
browser. Supported Internet browsers include .
By default, one administrator account is created when
viewLinc is installed. The username and password are both
“admin”. It is important you change the admin password as
soon as possible to prevent unauthorized access (see
“Editing Users and Passwords” on page 54).
To log in to viewLinc:
1 Double-click the desktop icon .
2 Or, in the address box of a supported Internet browser,
enter the name or address of the machine where
viewLinc is installed, and the port number. For example,
http://computername:portnumber or https://
computername:portnumber if secure. (if no port number
is specified, 443 is used by default). Save this address
to your favorites or set as your homepage to easily
access viewLinc from your browser.