Getting Started
Schedule Tab
The
Schedule
tab allows you to customize scheduled energy management tasks to suit your needs.
To add an event, begin by clicking the
plus
button. A customization screen appears. Next, we can
choose from the available options to create a customized event.
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First there’s
Frequency
. Choose if the action you are creating will repeat or is a one-time only
action on a specific day. Please note that if you choose
Once
, only the action and a field for the
date appear.
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The
Action
drop-down menu allows you to choose the type of event. You can choose from
Startup
,
Shutdown
,
Sleep
, and
Wake
events.
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Schedule
allows you to choose different days on which Power Save will perform the chosen
action. You can choose from:
Every Day
,
Weekdays
,
Weekends
, or a specific day of the week.
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Finally we come to the
Time
. Choose a specific time of day for the action to occur.
Once the action has been configured to your needs, click
OK
to save the action and return to the main
screen or, if you’ve decided against this particular action, click
Cancel
to return to the main screen.
You can add and customize any events which suit your environment and needs. To de-activate an
event, clear the checkbox underneath the
Active
column in the event window. To edit existing actions,
just double-click on them to bring up the customization screen again.
To remove an action item from the list, select the item to be removed and click the
minus
icon.
A dialog appears asking if you are sure you want to delete the selected events. Click
Delete
to permanently
remove the action item, or click
Cancel
to return to the main screen.
Below the event window you will see another checkbox. If you want your scheduled actions to be
cancelled if the computer is active – as you defined on the
Inactivity Definitions
tab – make sure the
box is checked.
Shutdown Options Tab
The Shutdown Options tab gives you the option to affect shutdown actions in three ways:
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Warning users before shutdowns are to occur, five, ten or fifteen minutes before the event is
set to occur.
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Allowing users to cancel pending shutdowns, if you want your users to control whether
shutdowns take place. Leaving this checkbox unchecked means that shutdowns will occur as
scheduled.
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And finally, automatically cancelling shutdowns if multiple users are logged into a computer.
Selecting this option avoids the situation where a second active user may lose unsaved work.
Reports Tab
The
Reports
tab allows configuring various parameters required to generate reports.
The following fields are available in the
Report
tab:
Report to
Select the application to which Power Save sends the workstation events. The following options are
available:
Do not report events - select this option if you do not want Power Save to report workstation
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events.
Faronics Core Console
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