Recommended order to set up profiles
Task
Description
Create a profile for the instrument
administrator.
The first profile on the instrument becomes the instrument
administrator.
The first profile is set up during the initial install with a representative
from Thermo Fisher Scientific.
See “Create an administrator instrument profile during initial start-up”
Select a Connect administrator.
A Connect administrator is distinct from an instrument administrator.
The first Connect profile to be linked to the instrument is
automatically assigned the role of a Connect administrator. It is
recommended that the first Connect profile to be linked is the one
that should be a Connect administrator.
The roles can be updated at a later time on the Connect platform.
Each person creates a profile.
Create a local instrument profile. Connect-enabled features are not
available.
(Optional)
Link a local instrument profile to a Connect profile.
Sign in with a Connect profile. Connect-enabled features are
available.
Assign additional instrument administrators.
Any of the profiles can be assigned the role of instrument
administrator. The local profile must be created first or the Connect
profile must be linked first.
Overview of local instrument profiles and Connect profiles
• Local instrument profile
– Plate files and data files are stored on the instrument.
– Plate files and data files can be transferred to the desktop software.
– Voice commands are not available.
– Email notifications are not available.
– The instrument schedule is not available.
– Smart Help is not available.
– Separate profiles are required for each instrument if multiple instruments are used.
• Connect profile
– Plate files and data files are stored on the instrument.
– Plate files and data files can be transferred to the Connect platform or the desktop software.
– Voice commands are available.
– Email notifications are available.
Chapter 8
Manage profiles
Recommended order to set up profiles
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