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HMX Manager Installer/User Guide
• All user stations
• All IQs
• Departments and Locations: The HMX Manager provides a means to attach logical location
identifiers to units. This makes it easier for administrators to track and locate units within their
organization. There are two types of logical location identifiers:
• Departments - Units that have been assigned to a department.
• Locations - Units that have been assigned to a location.
Accessing Units View windows
To access Units View windows, click the Units tab.
To display managed units:
1. Click Units in the side navigation bar. The Units - All window will open.
To display a Unit Type window:
1. Click one of the Unit type links in the side navigation bar.
2. You can view a summary of all units - all user stations or all IQs - by clicking the links in the
side navigation bar.
To display active media sessions:
1. Click Active Sessions in the side navigation bar. The Active Media Sessions window will
open. This window lists all the users that are accessing user stations, and shows which IQ is
being accessed by which user. It also displays start times and session duration.
Units View windows fields
The following fields will appear in Units View window.
• Name - Name of the unit as defined in the HMX Manager database. Click the name to display
or change unit information.
• Type - Type of managed unit. Managed unit types cannot be changed.
• Status - Current operating status of a unit. Table 3.1 lists and describes the possible values.
Table 3.1: Unit Status Values- Managed units
Status and Icon Description
Idle Unit is powered up, can be communicated with, and
is not associated with an active media session.
In Use Unit is associated with a session
Upgrading Unit firmware is being upgraded
Not Responding The HMX Manager cannot contact the unit