SmartServer CMS Widgets Index

The table below lists the CMS widgets and provides links for tasks that are associated with these widgets. In some cases (e.g., power line networks), when you first access the SmartServer CMS, the Datapoints widget poll rate will need to be changed.

See also

SmartServer CMS Overview for more information about how to use the SmartServer CMS (i.e., menus and buttons).

SmartServer IoT Configuration Page Index and SmartServer Pi Configuration Page Index for a Configuration page index (i.e., System and Network Configuration) and for links for the tasks that you can perform from the Configuration page. 


Widget                      Tasks                                                                                PreviewNotes

Alarms and Events

FOR SMARTSERVER 3.4 AND PRIOR, THIS WIDGET IS CALLED THE ALARMS WIDGET.

Alarm and Event Management

Managing Alarm Notifications

Setting up Alarm Email Notifications

Monitoring System Audit Events

Calendar

AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 2.6 AND HIGHER.
AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 2.6 AND HIGHER.

Copying a Calendar Event

Creating a Calendar Event

Displaying Calendar Event Information

Editing a Calendar Event

Managing the Calendar

Navigating the Calendar

Removing a Calendar Event

Setting up Schedules

Transformation Service

Viewing the Calendar

Connections

AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 3.3 AND HIGHER.
Setting up Datapoint Connections


Customers

Managing Customer and User Accounts

Datapoints

AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 2.5 AND HIGHER.
FOR SMARTSERVER 3.3 AND PRIOR, THIS WIDGET IS CALLED THE DATAPOINT BROWSER WIDGET.

Viewing and Setting Datapoints for live data and data logs, and using Candidates and Favorite datapoint lists.

Configuring Local I/O Using the IOX

Testing Devices and Managing Datapoints


SmartServer 3.4 and higher


SmartServer 3.3 and prior

  • Expand Widget button ()
  • Close Widget button ()
  • Set Filters button ()
  • Remove All Filters button ()
  • Update Visible Datapoints button ()

    • To improve performance:
      Change the Datapoints widget poll rate (which defaults to 30 seconds) immediately after accessing the SmartServer CMS. To disable polling, set the poll rate to 0.

      Save the poll rate value by clicking anywhere on the Datapoints widget.

      For power line networks, set the poll rate to a larger number (i.e.,120 seconds or 0 to disable polling).

  • Widget Action button ()
  • Datapoint Action button ()
  • Select All button ()
  • Select button ()
  • Sort Column button ()
Datapoint PropertiesDefining Datapoint Properties

Device Types

Defining Device Types

Importing and Exporting SmartServer Configuration Files

Devices

FOR SMARTSERVER 3.4 AND HIGHER, THE DEVICES WIDGET COMPRISES TABS FOR EDGE DEVICES AND SEGMENT CONTROLLERS.

Device State Colors for more information about device status and the meanings of the different device colors.

Discovering, Defining, or Importing Devices

Importing and Exporting SmartServer Configuration Files

Manage Licenses (available with SmartServer 3.3 and higher)

Provisioning, Deprovisioning, and Replacing Devices

Testing Devices and Managing Datapoints

Updating the SmartServer using the SmartServer CMS with an Internet Connection

Verifying the Device Location in Configure Your SmartServer to verify your SmartServer's latitude / longitude with SmartServer 3.4 and higher.



SmartServer 3.4 and higher (provides Edge Devices and Segment Controllers tabs)


SmartServer 3.3 and prior

Geozones

NO LONGER USED.
AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 4.0 AND PRIOR.

With SmartServer 4.1 and higher, Geozones widget functionality is replaced with the Planning widget. See Defining and Using Contexts.


GroupsDiscovering, Defining, or Importing Devices

Locations

FOR SMARTSERVER 3.3 AND PRIOR, THIS WIDGET IS CALLED THE MAP WIDGET.
Working with Maps

SmartServer 3.4 and higher

SmartServer 3.3 and prior

Planning

AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 2.8 AND HIGHER.

Defining and Using Contexts

Editing Floor Plans and Location in Defining and Using Contexts to set your SmartServer's latitude / longitude with SmartServer 3.4 and higher. To see the context menu, hover over the context name.

Report Definition

Viewing Data Trend Reports for scalar datapoints only; for structured datapoints, use the Datapoints widget.

Viewing Device Status Reports

Viewing Maintenance Reports

Sequencing

AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 2.8 AND HIGHER.


Creating Sequence of Operations

Creating User Interfaces

Settings

AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 2.6 AND HIGHER.
THE IAP FEATURE IS AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 3.2 UPDATE 2 AND HIGHER. PRIOR TO SMARTSERVER 4.2, IAP WAS CALLED IAP SETTINGS.
THE WARNING LIMITS FEATURE IS AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 3.5. PRIOR TO SMARTSERVER 4.2, WARNING LIMITS WAS CALLED WARNING LIMITS SETTINGS.
THE SECURITY, MQTT, AND HTTP PROXY FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 4.0. PRIOR TO SMARTSERVER 4.2, SECURITY WAS CALLED AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND MQTT WAS CALLED MQTT SETTINGS.

Configuring SMTP Settings in Configure Your SmartServer

(Optional) Setting Datapoint Names (for IAP settings)

Configure Warning Limits

Configuring Security (Authentication Method)

Configuring MQTT Settings

Configuring HTTP Proxy


 Storage

NO LONGER USED.
AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 3.3 AND PRIOR.

For SmartServer 3.4 and higher releases, the Storage widget features are available through the Devices widget. See the following:

Backing Up, Restoring, and Cloning the SmartServer

Backing Up and Cloning a SmartServer to a Multiple Sites

Managing the SmartServer SD Card

Viewing SmartServer Status


Users

Defining Users

Managing Customer and User Accounts


Zones

NO LONGER USED.
AVAILABLE WITH SMARTSERVER 3.6 AND PRIOR.
With SmartServer 4.0 and higher, Zones widget functionality is replaced with the Planning widget. See Defining and Using Contexts.