Updated on 2022-02-21 GMT+08:00

Managing Device Signals

You can change the name of a counter through signal management to identify the counter more easily.

Prerequisites

  • You have the Signal Management permission.
  • You have logged in to the NetEco client using a web browser.

Procedure

  1. Choose Device Management > Configuration > Signal Management.
  2. In the navigation tree on the left, select the device to be modified and perform the following operations as required.

    Table 1 Managing signals

    Operation

    Description

    Procedure

    Customizing signals

    You can customize device signals, bind signal data sources, and modify or delete signals.

    1. On the Sampling, Statistics, or Configuration tab page, click Customize Signal.
    2. On the Customize Signal page, perform the following operations as required:
      • Customizing signals
        1. On the Sampling Signals or Statistical Signals tab page, click Create Signal.
        2. In the Create dialog box, click Add.
        3. Set signal parameters and click Save.
      • Binding signal data source

        On the Sampling Signals or Statistical Signals tab page, select one or more signals and click Batch Bind. Or click in the Operation column.

      • Modifying signals

        On the Sampling Signals or Statistical Signals tab page, click in the Operation column.

      • Deleting signals

        On the Sampling Signals or Statistical Signals tab page, select one or more signals and click Delete. Or click in the Operation column.

    Managing signals

    You can modify parameters such as the signal name and collection period as required. In addition, you can apply the modified signal parameters to devices of the same type in batches.

    • Modifying a single signal

      On the Sampling, Statistics, or Configuration tab page,, modify the related parameters of the signal, and then click Apply.

    • Modifying signals in batches

      On the Sampling, Statistics, or Configuration tab page, modify the related parameters of the signal, and then click Batch Apply.

    NOTE:
    • If you have modified signal parameters but have not clicked Apply or Batch Apply, you can click Revoke to restore the original parameter settings.
    • If you have modified signal parameters and clicked Apply or Batch Apply, you can click Revert to restore the original parameter settings.
    • The View, Planning Configuration, and Historical Data pages will display the modified signal names of counters. (On the Historical Data page, if you select a single device, the modified counter name is displayed. If you select multiple devices, the default counter name is displayed.)