User guide

Chapter 3: System Settings
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Choosing Device and Channel Description Lengths
(Aliases)
Vaisala Veriteq devices have descriptions stored inside them
that have a maximum length of 16 characters (300 Series
Transmitters do not store descriptions). Channel descriptions
have a maximum length of 12 characters. Some
administrators may prefer to display a longer, more
informative description. To accommodate this, viewLinc
allows you to set an alias for a device or channel, up to
maximum of 64 characters.
To choose whether viewLinc should display the description
stored in the device or its alias, set the Channel Description
and/or Device Description preference in
Options | System
Configuration | Preferences
.
To set the Channel or Device Description preference:
1
In viewLinc, go to Options | System Configuration |
Preferences
.
2 In the Channel Description row, click to choose “Use
Channel Description from Device” or “Use Channel Alias”
from the Value column.
3 Repeat your preference choice for Device Description.
Events, Alarms, Reports, and Email will all use the
designated descriptions of Channel and Device.
Choosing Temperature Measurement Unit Prefer-
ences
When viewLinc is installed, temperature is set to display in
degrees Celsius. You can configure viewLinc to show
temperatures in either Celsius or Fahrenheit.