Getting Started with Mediator Web Client

The Mediator web client is a web-based GUI application that provides easy access to Mediator applications from a remote workstation. The web client displays real-time, onsite data and allows you to remotely monitor and manage the Mediator from a web browser.

You can view current conditions at a site, query and graph trend data points, export trend data, remotely edit system conditions and behavior by adjusting schedules, initiating overrides, changing set points, directly access error logs, alarms, events, and so on, from your work station.

The Mediator web client is a web application that allows you to manage a Mediator. You can connect to the Mediator web client from any PC on a local network, on a remote network, or over the Internet using a standard web browser.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•System Requirements

•Launching Mediator Web Client

•Understanding Mediator Web Client

System Requirements

Before you access the Mediator web client, you must verify that your system meets the following recommended prerequisites:

•Browser—Internet Explorer 7, 8 or Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and later

•Browser plug-in—Adobe Flash Player 9 or later

Launching Mediator Web Client

To start the Mediator web client, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Enter the hostname or the IP address of the Mediator in the Address text box of the browser.

Step 2 Press Enter.

The Mediator web client login appears as shown in Figure 8-1.

Figure 8-1 Mediator Web Client Login Page

Step 3 Enter the username and password for the Mediator, and click OK.

The Mediator web client homepage appears in the Internet browser window.

Understanding Mediator Web Client

The Mediator web client is a software suite used to program and configure the Mediator and includes several web-based services that reside on the Mediator. All the software and instructions you need to set up your Mediator system are built into the web client.

Because the Mediator web client uses Dynamically Generated HTML (DGHTML) technology, you can reconfigure the Mediator without requiring a reboot after configuring or editing operations.

The Mediator web client homepage appears as shown in Figure 8-2.

Figure 8-2 Mediator Web Client Homepage

Table 8-1 describes the Mediator web client components.

Table 8-1 Mediator Web Client Components

Component
Description

Navigation

Displays the navigation tree and real-time data of the devices attached to the Mediator.

System

Displays information about the Mediator and allows you to customize the Mediator properties.

Events

Creates and manages alarms and exporters.

Trends

Configures and manages trends, displays them graphically, and embeds the graphics in web pages.

Schedules

Creates and manages schedules.

Security

Defines and manages users and roles in the Mediator.

Nodes

Inspects node values in the system.

Web Express

Creates and customizes HTML monitor pages.

Energywise

Measures and monitors power consumed by Energywise.