About adding Base Units

New Base Units on the network can be added to the XMS (virtual) Edge.

Auto-discovering is supported for CSE devices.

Add via the Base Units window

1. When the overview window is not open yet, click on Base Units in the menu bar.

   

   An overview of the current coupled Base Units is shown.

2. Click on the “+ Add” button to add a Base Unit.

   The Add New Base Unit(s) window opens.

3. Click in the input field next to IP Address (3) and enter the IP address or hostname of the Base Unit to be added. Multiple Base Units can be added at the same time by entering the different hostnames or IP addresses separated by a comma (there is no limitation in the number of Base Units).

   or

   if you have a text file where each line contains an IP address or hostname , click on Upload (4) and select this file and click on Open. After uploading information from file, Base Units must appear into IP address field (no limitation in the number of Base Units).

   

   Note: Hostnames can have up to maximum 63 characters.
4. Select a location in the location tree (5). Click on the drop down box and select a branch or sub branch.

5. Click OK (6) to add the Base Unit(s) to the overview list.

   It may take some time before all details of the Base Units are shown, since this data is acquired in the next polling cycle. The polling interval can be set by the IT admin

   The IT admin can choose between identifying Base Units by IP address or hostname in Network → WiFi & LAN settings page.