Verdiem Surveyor 6 Administrator Guide

Verdiem Surveyor 6 Administrator GuideGetting started with Surveyor and power managementProvides a suggested workflow for how to collect baseline data on devices and then configurepower management settings in Surveyor.Setting up power management in SurveyorThe Administrator console in Surveyor helps you to see how devices are using energy inyour organization, and allows you to set up policies with scheduled power schemes toenforce power management.You can set up administrative groups and power management policies in any order thatyou choose. But you may want to define security groups first to control administrativepermissions and access to devices and power management settings in a network.The following workflow suggests how you might consider configuring power managementsettings in Surveyor.Step1TaskOpen the Administrator console to view andmanage devices, groups, policies, andserver settings.DescriptionFrom the Windows Start menu, click AllPrograms > Verdiem > SurveyorAdministrator.For other details, see Open the Administratorconsole on page 18.23View devices to get an overall picture of whatdevices are connecting to the system. Usedifferent filtering and sorting options to viewdifferent sets of devices.Create groups that reflect your needs fororganizing and controlling access to devices.In the Administrator console, on the Verdiemmenu , click Devices, and then click agroup name to view its devices.To filter the view, click the Search button, and then select the Search, By Policy,By Subnet tab. Select different options inthe drop-down filter lists to display the set ofdevices you want to view.For more details, see View devices andattributes on page 61.In the Administrator console, on the Verdiemmenu, click Groups.For details, see Overview of administrativegroups on page 32 and Configuringpermissions for delegated administration onpage 38.4Determine how you want to view andmanage sets of devices. Assign devices togroups manually or through assignmentrules.To assign devices to groups manually:1. In the Administrator console, click theSearch button and filter the deviceview.2. Select a device or set of devices.Introduction to Surveyor 615