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Configuring Informers Using Commander Software (Optional)
Informer-IP Series C
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Fields
Description
Station Name
This data field contains the RTU name. This is usually a local or
familiar name of the location of the RTU.
The format of this data entry field is any alphanumeric data from 0 to
30 characters long. To change the Station Name, select the current
Station Name, and then enter a new name.
Enter NOT USED for the station name to cause the respective RTU
to be passed during automatic polling. Use this feature if the RTU
has not yet been installed or is down for service. This feature is only
applicable for sequential polling. For non-sequential polling all sites
are polled even if the station name is set to NOT USED.
Station
Address
This data field usually contains the city street address of the RTU.
The format of this data entry field is any alphanumeric data from 0 to
30 characters long.
To change Station Address, select the current Station Address, and
then enter a new address.
Latitude/
Longitude
Latitude and Longitude are used with CommanderOne to specify the
location of siren sites in decimal degrees. These fields are optional
and may be left blank when Commander is not being used with
CommanderOne.
6. Enter the name of the Informer, the address, and the latitude and longitude. This
information is used for mapping devices and for naming throughout the Commander
system.
NOTE: Use the table in Appendix B to record Informer's information.
7. Click RTU Configuration.