The system-assigned Node ID for the accessory. When creating new Accessory Nodes this will indicate NEW.

The Enabled check box indicates whether the accessory is enabled or not. An unchecked box does not mean the Node is deleted; all Node settings are saved until you choose to enable the Node.

Default value is Enabled.

Type in the name for the Accessory Node.

Valid characters (maximum of 20) are as follows.

A-Z, a-z, 0-9, . (period), #, $, &, (, ), +, -, \, /, :, <, >, =, @, [, ], ^, {, }, _ (underscore), !, ~ (tilde). Spaces are acceptable, when they are not leading or trailing.

This parameter is required.

Type in a free-form Description for the accessory.

This parameter is optional.

Enter the security application used to validate users of the Node. Use this setting to control user access, for example, to only give certain users access to particular Accessory Nodes.

See FMS Security for more information.

This parameter is optional.

Type in the Sort priority number to assign to the Accessory Node. The priority number assigned places it within a manually sortable list. Higher numbers place a Node higher up on a list.

Default value is 0.

This parameter is optional.

Select the associated source from the drop-down menu to indicate how the selected accessory is associated with the system.

Options are as follows.

• Associated Site/Service
• Other

If the source is Associated Site/Service, click … to access the Select CVS dialog box and select the CVS associated with the accessory.

If the source is Associated Site/Service, click … to access the Select a Facility dialog box and select the facility for the Site/Service associated with the accessory.

Select the date and time of the installation of the accessory using the date and time selectors. When no user-entered value is provided, the default install date value is 36 days prior to Node creation, at 12:00:00 AM.

When using CygNet Dispatch, optionally set this value to define the first possible start date that can be used for job occurrences associated with this Node, when automatically scheduling jobs via the Schedule Jobs command.

If used, click the check box to access the date selector, and specify the earliest date from which CygNet Dispatch jobs for this Node can be scheduled. When no user-entered value is provided, the default value is the Device install date.

See Schedule Jobs for more information.

Type the number (in hours) of the contract hour offset.

This number is synonymous with the Contract time. It is an offset (in hours) from the Device time, describing the hour at which the contract day begins.

Click to select the desired time zone from the drop-down menu.

Click to enable an adjustment for daylight saving time.

An internal CygNet identifier

Each time zone is assigned a unique numerical key in the CygNetTimeZones.xml file, located in the CygNet\Services\ARS folder on your host server.

This property is read-only.

The offset in hours between the device's expected time and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) (also known as Greenwich Mean Time or GMT)

This property is read-only.

The offset in hours from the base bias to account for standard time in the selected time zone

This property is read-only.

The complete standard time zone name, for example Eastern Standard Time

This property is read-only.

The date that standard time begins, for example 1st Sun in Nov.

This property is read-only.

The offset in hours between standard time and daylight saving time

This property is read-only.

The complete daylight saving time zone name. For example, Pacific Daylight Time

This property is read-only.

The date that daylight saving time begins, for example 2nd Sunday in March

This property is read-only.

The time of the client computer

Do not alter the client computer's time; it may cause undesirable changes in your CygNet system.

This property is read-only.

The time expected for the remote device

This property is read-only.

Shows the type of each group Node of which this accessory is a member.

Lists the name of each group Node of which this accessory is a member.

Click << to navigate to the previous historized record, if applicable.

Displays the effective begin date, in Contract time (C), of the historized record currently selected.

Displays the effective end date, in Comntract time (C), of the historized record currently selected.

Click >> to navigate to the next historized record, if applicable.

Use the << and >> navigation buttons to select a historized record date span, in Contract time (C), for which you want to view record details. Next, click Record details to view details of the record such as who made the change, the date and time it was made, and optionally the audit category and/or any comments entered regarding the change.

See Viewing Record Details for more information.

Set the effective date and time for the record change to begin.

Options are as follows.

• Indefinite: Click to make the record change begin date and time effective for an undefined amount of time. Effectively, it means all time.
• Choose date/time: Click to make the record change begin date and time effective for a specific date and time. Use the date/time selector to select the specific begin date and time.

Set the effective date and time for the record change to end.

Options are as follows.

• Indefinite: Click to make the record change end date and time effective for an undefined amount of time. Effectively, it means all time.
• Choose date/time: Click to make the record change end date and time effective for a specific date and time. Use the date/time selector to select the specific end date and time.

Select an appropriate Audit category from the drop-down menu. The audit category type for this kind of edit is Configuration Change.

Audit categories are configured on the Admin menu. See Configuring Audit Categories for more information.