User guide

Chapter 3: System Settings

2 On the Device menu (or the right-click context menu)

select

Edit Device.

3 In the Edit Device Properties screen, in the Description

text box, enter the new information (maximum 16

characters for Vaisala Veriteq devices only). In the Alias

text box, enter a more descriptive Alias (maximum 64

characters), if you want. This Alias is used if you specify

Options | System Configuration | Preferences | Channel

Description

that viewLinc displays aliases instead of the

descriptions stored in the devices.

4 Click OK to save.

Editing Channel Properties and Aliases

viewLinc allows you to edit a channel’s description, alias, and

preferred temperature units, if applicable. This is useful when

you want to easily identify a specific channel onscreen.

Note: Depending on the device you use, not all device

channels can have their descriptions modified.