{"id":132,"date":"2015-06-30T15:27:16","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T19:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.2.166\/~webapp\/support\/faq\/wordpress\/?p=132"},"modified":"2016-11-04T16:37:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T20:37:36","slug":"how-to-customize-the-dashboard-in-device-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/132\/how-to-customize-the-dashboard-in-device-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Customize The Dashboard In Device ManageR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In your Device ManageR Dashboard, you can easily create custom graph, table and statistic widgets that display the information that is most important to you in a single screen.<\/p>\n<p>You may view\u00a0a video demonstration below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BXtVPYUx0qw?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By default, the\u00a0Device ManageR Dashboard displays these 5 widgets, as shown in the image below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; A table widget listing\u00a0the top 5 sensors, ranked by number of alerts.<br \/>\n&#8211; A table widget listing\u00a0the top devices, ranked by number of alerts.<br \/>\n&#8211; A table widget listing\u00a0the top actions performed.<br \/>\n&#8211; A graph widget displaying the last 24 hours of sensor data from 1 sensor.<br \/>\n&#8211; A statistics widget populated with information about the devices and alerts monitored by Device ManageR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_Default_Dashboard.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5790\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_Default_Dashboard.png\" alt=\"ADM_Default_Dashboard\" width=\"700\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_Default_Dashboard.png 1282w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_Default_Dashboard-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_Default_Dashboard-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_Default_Dashboard-1024x745.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To edit your dashboard widgets, please follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p>1. Open Device ManageR in your web browser. You may open it by entering \u2018localhost:8080\u2019 or \u2018&lt;IP address of Device ManageR\u2019s host system&gt;:8080\u2019 in your browser\u2019s address bar.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select <strong>Edit<\/strong> at the top of the screen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Edit.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5791\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Edit.png\" alt=\"Dashboard_Edit\" width=\"600\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Edit.png 1060w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Edit-300x23.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Edit-768x58.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Edit-1024x77.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. The default widgets will appear in an edit view, as shown below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_Edit_Widgets2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5793\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_Edit_Widgets2.png\" alt=\"ADM_Edit_Widgets2\" width=\"600\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Here, you can make the following changes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <a href=\"#delete_existing_widget\">Delete an existing widget.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"#edit_existing_widget\">Edit an existing widget.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <a href=\"#create_new_widget\">Create\u00a0a new widget.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a class=\"wpsal-anchor\" name=\"delete_existing_widget\" id=\"delete_existing_widget\"><\/a><\/strong>Delete an existing widget.<\/h3>\n<p>To delete a widget, simply select the <a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RedX.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5794\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RedX.png\" alt=\"RedX\" width=\"10\" height=\"14\" \/><\/a>\u00a0next to its <em>Name<\/em> field.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a class=\"wpsal-anchor\" name=\"edit_existing_widget\" id=\"edit_existing_widget\"><\/a><\/strong>Edit an existing widget.<\/h3>\n<p>You can edit an existing widget by:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; Renaming it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Widget_Name.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5812\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Widget_Name.png\" alt=\"Widget_Name\" width=\"300\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; Choosing a different <em>Widget Type<\/em> from the drop-down menu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Widget_Type.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5813\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Widget_Type.png\" alt=\"Widget_Type\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Widget_Type.png 475w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Widget_Type-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; Changing the other items specific to the widget type, such as <em>Query<\/em>, <em>Device<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Sensor<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Select_Device.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5811\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Select_Device.png\" alt=\"Select_Device\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Select_Device.png 475w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Select_Device-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a class=\"wpsal-anchor\" name=\"create_new_widget\" id=\"create_new_widget\"><\/a><\/strong>Create\u00a0a new widget.<\/h3>\n<p>1. To add a new widget, first select <strong>Add New Widget<\/strong> at the top of the screen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Add_New_Widget.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5795\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Add_New_Widget.png\" alt=\"Dashboard_Add_New_Widget\" width=\"600\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Add_New_Widget.png 1060w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Add_New_Widget-300x23.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Add_New_Widget-768x58.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Add_New_Widget-1024x77.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. You\u2019ll see a new widget appear in the list, with a name similar to &#8216;New Widget 1.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_New_Widget.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5796\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_New_Widget.png\" alt=\"ADM_New_Widget\" width=\"600\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_New_Widget.png 1060w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_New_Widget-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_New_Widget-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_New_Widget-1024x411.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Leave the default, <strong>Create New Widget<\/strong>, or select the <strong>Copy Existing Widget<\/strong> radio button to copy another widget\u2019s settings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_Dashboard_Radio_Buttons.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5797\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_Dashboard_Radio_Buttons.png\" alt=\"ADM_Dashboard_Radio_Buttons\" width=\"300\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_Dashboard_Radio_Buttons.png 475w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_Dashboard_Radio_Buttons-300x84.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Then rename your widget and choose the desired drop-down options.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>In our example, we\u2019ve create a new 24 Hr Sensor Graph widget named &#8216;Data Center Humidity&#8217; that will display sensor data from our Room Alert 32W\u2019s internal humidity sensor.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_New_Widget2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5798\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_New_Widget2.png\" alt=\"ADM_New_Widget2\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_New_Widget2.png 475w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ADM_New_Widget2-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Save your Settings.<\/h3>\n<p>When you are finished editing your widgets, select <strong>Save<\/strong> at the top of the screen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Save.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5799\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Save.png\" alt=\"Dashboard_Save\" width=\"600\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Save.png 1060w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Save-300x23.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Save-768x58.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dashboard_Save-1024x77.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Device ManageR will then take a minute to update all of the widget data prior to displaying it.\u00a0Device ManageR will automatically update these widgets at regular intervals, so you may choose to leave the page open on screen to view constant trends.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note that if multiple users are configured in Device ManageR, each user can customize their own unique dashboard that is specific to their interests and responsibilities. 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