Adding a Site and Creating a Site Group
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Adding a Site and Creating a Site Group

The following steps describe how to add a site to Site Manager and list it as part of a site group.
  1. Navigate to
    Infrastructure
    Site Manager
    .
  2. If you want to list the new site with other sites under a single group name (site group), click
    +Group
    in the left panel, and define the group name (for example, New York), unless it already exists.
  3. Click
    + Site
    in the left panel to start defining the site.
    The
    Add Site
    window is displayed.
    Add Site window
  4. In the
    Site Name
    field, enter a name for the site (for example, Holtsville Site).
  5. In the
    Location
    field, enter an address.
    A blue pin is placed on the map at that location. You can zoom and pan the map, and drag the blue pin to a more accurate location on the map.
  6. If you are adding the new site to a site group, select the site group from the
    Site Group
    drop-down list.
    It only lists defined site groups. To skip using a site group, select
    Default
    .
  7. From the
    Time Zone
    drop-down list, select the time zone.
  8. In the
    Device Domain
    field, enter the domain to use for the site (for example, customer.com).
    All subnets must be on the same domain. To discover all supported RFID readers on a subnet, each subnet requires its own
    Resonate Device Initializer
    utility.
  9. In the
    Metadata
    field, enter the text to display with events reported for devices at this site.
    For example, if set to
    store #54
    , any event for a device at this site includes the text
    store #54
    .
  10. Click
    Save
    .
    The main map shows a pin at the new site location, and the left panel lists the new site under the selected site group (for example, New York), if one was selected, or under
    Default
    .
    The
    Publish
    button is not functional.
  11. Add additional sites as needed.
    Site Manager with multiple sites under a site group.
To edit a site's definition or delete the site, hover over its name; then, click the Edit
Edit
or Delete
Delete
button, respectively. To move the site to a different site group, click and drag the Move
Move
button instead.
After adding a site to Site Manager, add your site map(s) to the site. Refer to Adding a Map.