Creating an Agent

Creating the Agent

1. Choose the Configuration Explorer icon, and then choose Agents on the tree on the left-hand pane. 

2. You can either choose the New Agent icon or you can right-click on the Agents folder and then choose New Agent.

Tabs in this window

General settings

1. On the General Settings tab, enter the Name and Description (optional) of the Agent. 

2. You can choose the Site for the agent by choosing Browse. Choose the site and then choose OK. You can also assign the Site later. A Site can also be created on-the-fly when assigning a Site to an Agent.

3. Choose the Connection Type and choose Edit.
4. In the Connection Settings window, enter the settings as defined in Scanning BAS Networks.
5. Choose OK in the Edit Agent window to close the window.See Licensing the MiniAgent to license the agent.

Tags

Tags are used for additional miscellaneous identification.  A device may have a tag of 'first floor' or 'Area A'.  

Metadata

Metadata is similar to tags but contains a key (name) and a value. This can be used in reports.  For example, a VAV box might have metadata for the 'BoxSize', and a value of 10.  

Statistics

The Statistics tab is used to view the count of devices, objects, and trends for this agent. You can also view the overall performance.

Event Log

The Event Log tab allows you to monitor events related to this agent.

Comm Alerts

1. Choose the Comm Alerts tab to enable/disable communication alerts. You can set this up so that the recipients receive an email notification based on when:

   • Hourly Average PPM is less than xx.

   • Hourly comm errors are above xx.

   • Average Load % is above xx.

2. Choose the Signature Settings tab to enter the Signature Agent Access Key.