Filter services displayed in the service hierarchy.

Options include:

• New
• Edit
• Delete
• Apply

Change the way the name of the services are displayed in the service hierarchy.

Options include:

• Service Only — for example, CAS
• Description Only — for example, Common Alarm Service
• Description (Service) — for example, Common Alarm Service (CAS)
• Service (Description) — for example, CAS (Common Alarm Service)

Click to automatically refresh status indicators when services start or stop.

Manage the service as necessary. The service icons and states will automatically refresh as the services start, stop and restart. Options include:

• Start — The RSM will start the selected service. See Service Management for more information.
• Stop — The RSM will stop the selected service. See Service Management for more information.
• Kill — Kill the selected service. When a service is killed, a Microsoft Windows "stop" message is sent to the service. Only use if the service is not responding to a normal CygNet stop request.See Remote Service Manager and Service Management for more information.
• Restart — The RSM will restart the selected service. See Service Management for more information.

Launch the CygNet Console for the selected service. Opening CygNet Console this way utilizes version management. If User Account Control (UAC) is enabled, launching CygNet Console will require administrator-level permission, if CygNet Console requires updating. See CygNet and User Account Control for more information.

View CygNet Service Information (Service Details) for the selected service. See Viewing Service Details for more information.

Connect to a remote computer running the selected service.

Show or change the properties for the selected item. The dialog box displayed will depend on the item selected:

• If you have selected a service in the service hierarchy, the SITE.SERVICE Properties dialog box will display.
• If you have selected a record in the service pane, the appropriate dialog box will open for the selected service.

Select to create a new record for the selected service or item. Not displayed for the CAS, CVS, VHS.

Select to delete the selected record or item. All deletions will require confirmation. Shortcut is DEL key. Not displayed for the AUD, CAS, CVS.

Show or change the properties for the selected item. The dialog box displayed will depend on the item selected:

• If you have selected a service in the service hierarchy, the SITE.SERVICE Properties dialog box will display.
• If you have selected a record in the service pane, the appropriate dialog box will open for the selected service.

Not displayed for the CAS, CVS, VHS.

Select to view the desired page in the service pane. See Security.

Select to manage the files in the Blob service.

Manage the service as necessary. The service icons and states will automatically refresh as the services start, stop and restart. Options include:

• Start — The RSM will start the selected service. See Service Management for more information.
• Stop — The RSM will stop the selected service. See Service Management for more information.
• Kill — Kill the selected service. When a service is killed, a Microsoft Windows "stop" message is sent to the service. Only use if the service is not responding to a normal CygNet stop request.See Remote Service Manager and Service Management for more information.
• Restart — The RSM will restart the selected service. See Service Management for more information.

Launch the CygNet Console for the selected service. Opening CygNet Console this way utilizes version management. If User Account Control (UAC) is enabled, launching CygNet Console will require administrator-level permission, if CygNet Console requires updating. See CygNet and User Account Control for more information.

View CygNet Service Information (Service Details) for the selected service. See Viewing Service Details for more information.

Connect to a remote computer running the selected service.

Display the records in reverse order.

Select to configure Audit Service Definitions.

See View Menu options for the CAS.

Click to access the Point Properties dialog box containing the Point Properties for the selected point including current value, point state details, point attributes, status bit details, and additional options.

Select to edit the point value for the selected point.

View the History Values for a point.

Select to access the Properties for Point dialog box, containing the PNT properties editor for the selected point.

Select to access the Properties for Facility dialog box, where you can edit Facility properties for the point.

Opens the Communications Data Viewer for the selected device.

Opens the Device Information for the selected device.

Opens the Communications Queue for the selected device.

Select to go to the desired page of UIS data.

• Remote Devices
• Comm Devices
• Import/Export Devices
• Current Values

Opens the Response Transaction Queue for the selected device.

Opens the Response Point Queue for the selected device.

Opens the Wait Queue for the selected device.

Opens the Message Queue for the selected device. UIS only.

Sort the list of points by facility, long point ID, point ID, or UDC.

• Facility ID
• Long Point ID
• Point ID
• Uniform Data Code

Jump to selected point or item. The sort column is based on the View By choice. Shortcut is Ctrl+J.

Select a search index.

Jump to selected field. The fields listed are based on the selected index. Shortcut is (Ctrl+J).

Click to Hide/Display the column in the service pane containing Data key values for each record.

Select to configure a partially configured (shallow) copy of the existing device.

Select to view the properties of the selected device.

Select to copy the selected device. See Copying a Remote Device.

See Deleting a Remote Device.

See Configuring a Remote Device.

See Configuring a Communications Device.

See Configuring a Import/Export Device.

Select to view and manage device definitions and template file operations. See Editing a Device Template File.

Select to import and export devices. See Exporting and Importing Devices.

Display the records in reverse order.

Select to configure Event Logging Service Definitions.

Click to access the Point Properties dialog box containing the Point Properties for the selected point including current value, point state details, point attributes, status bit details, and additional options.

Select to access the Properties for Point dialog box, containing the PNT properties editor for the selected point.

Select to configure User Defined Facility Attribute Definitions.

Select to view properties for the selected node.

Select to view the polling device for the selected node.

Select to view the polling FAC for the selected node.

Select to view the reporting FAC for the selected node.

Select to execute an FMS command (<Quick Command> only) for the selected node.

Select all notifications in the queue.

Acknowledge the notification.

Select to go to the Notification page. See Managing the GNS Queue.

Click to open the GNS PIN Manager, which is used to manage the users who are permitted to send acknowledgment emails (and SMSs).

Click to open the GNS Notification Plugin Manager, which is used to configure custom notification plugins.

Select to delete an entry. See Managing the GNS Queue.

Select to acknowledge resent entry. See Managing the GNS Queue.

Select to configure Group Service Metadata.

Select this option to execute an MSS task immediately. For one instance only, Execute Now issues the selected task to its respective service. The task's priority determines when the task will initiate an actual poll. After the task executes, polling returns to the task's scheduled routine.

Select this option to activate a highlighted task without opening its property sheet.

Select this option to deactivate a highlighted task without opening its property sheet.

Select this option to view the Blackouts page of the MSS.

Select this option to view the Tasks page of the MSS.

Display the records in reverse order.

Select to configure Note Metadata Configuration.

Select to access the New Point dialog box to add a new point.

Select to access the Delete Point dialog box to delete the point selected. Deletions require confirmation. Keyboard shortcut is DEL key.

Select to access the Properties for Point dialog box, containing the PNT properties editor for the selected point.

Select to access the Facility Point Copy dialog box to copy multiple points associated with a facility or a subset of those points. See Copying a Point for more information.

Select to access the Select Search dialog box to select a search index.

Jump to selected point or item. The sort column is based on the View By choice. Shortcut is Ctrl+J.

Click to Hide/Display the column in the service pane containing Data key values for each record.

Click to access the Point Properties dialog box containing the Point Properties for the selected point including current value, point state details, point attributes, status bit details, and additional options.

Use these options to copy the desired item to the clipboard.

• Facility UDC Tag
• Facility Tag
• Facility UDC
• Facility
• UDC
• Tag
• Long Tag
• Full Tag
• Point ID
• Long Point ID
• Site Service
• Site
• Service

Select to access the Point Service Definitions dialog box to configure Point Service Definitions, including both attribute definitions and configurable bit states.

Manage the service as necessary. The service icons and states will automatically refresh as the services start, stop and restart. Options include:

• Start — The RSM will start the selected service. See Service Management for more information.
• Stop — The RSM will stop the selected service. See Service Management for more information.
• Kill — Kill the selected service. When a service is killed, a Microsoft Windows "stop" message is sent to the service. Only use if the service is not responding to a normal CygNet stop request.See Remote Service Manager and Service Management for more information.
• Restart — The RSM will restart the selected service. See Service Management for more information.

Launch the CygNet Console for the selected service. Opening CygNet Console this way utilizes version management. If User Account Control (UAC) is enabled, launching CygNet Console will require administrator-level permission, if CygNet Console requires updating. See CygNet and User Account Control for more information.

View CygNet Service Information (Service Details) for the selected service. See Viewing Service Details for more information.

Connect to a remote computer running the selected service.

Configure Status and General information about the selected service.

Select to define all the relationships between the servers, hosts, and sites in your redundancy environment. Once the redundancy definition is known by the system, you can execute manual and automatic failover between machines, stop and start sites, and allow domains to switch roles, to support availability across data centers. See CygNet Redundancy Editor for more information.

Configure the order in which your services will startup and shutdown. See Configuring Service Startup and Shutdown Order for more information.

Refresh the service or record information. Shortcut is F5.

Delete the selected point and all values. This action cannot be undone.

Toggle between sorting the list of points by point ID and long point ID. See History Records.

• Point ID
• Long Point ID

Jump to selected point. The point is based on the View By choice. See History Records.

View the History Values for a point.