Bacnet Ows Device Manager

The Bacnet Ows Device Manager is the default view for the BacnetOwsNetwork (and any BacnetOwsDeviceFolder).
Figure 189.   Bacnet OWS Device Manager View
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To view, double-click the BacnetOwsNetwork, or right-click the network and select Views > Bacnet Ows Device Manager.

Discovered pane

As in other manager views, when you click Discover this manager goes to Learn mode, splits into two panes, and executes a discover job. Discover also returns multiple Ows device objects, each of which occupies one row in this view. Following are the columns in the Discovered pane:

Columns

Column name Description
Device Name Displays the name of the device.
Device Id Displays the device ID.
Network Displays the network number.
Mac Addr
Displays the Media Access Control (MAC) address.
Vendor Displays the name of the device manufaturer.
Model Displays the device model name.
Objects Lists BACnet objects.

Database pane

Columns

Column name Description
Name Displays the name of the device.
Exts
Displays the device extension’s hyperlinks, including: Points, Alarms, Schedules, Trend Logs and Config.
Device ID Displays the device ID.
Status Displays the current status of the device.
Network Displays the network number.
Mac Addr
Displays the Media Access Control (MAC) address.
Vendor Displays the name of the device manufacturer.
Model Displays the device model name.
Firmware revision Displays the revision of firmware in use.

Buttons

  • New Folder creates a new folder for devices. Each such folder provides its own set of manager views.
  • New creates a new device record in the database.
  • Edit opens the device’s database record for updating.
  • Discover runs a discover job to locate installed devices, which appear in the Discovered pane. This view has a standard appearance that is similar to all Device Manager views.
  • Cancel ends the current discovery job.
  • Add inserts into the database a record for the discovered and selected object.
  • Match associates a discovered device with a record that is already in the database.
  • TSync synchronizes the time.
  • DeviceID changes the device ID in the device.
  • Events retrieves the current event information and sends it to the alarm console.
  • ESumm opens the Get Enrollment Summary window. This window