Getting started

This section describes how to start, log on to, and exit most of the components of the Power Monitoring Expert product.

Starting a component of Power Monitoring Expert

Use one of the following methods to start the main components Management Console, Vista, or Web Applications of your product installation:

  • Open the Power Monitoring Expert folder on your desktop and double-click the icon of the program you want to start.
  • Click Start > All Programs > Schneider Electric > Power Monitoring Expert and select the program you want to start.

Logging into a component

Most Power Monitoring Expert programs require you to log in before you can access them.

At the logon prompt, type your user name and password in the appropriate box, then click OK. Some actions are restricted to certain users or groups, depending on how their login permissions were set up. For information on creating users and user groups, and on setting user access levels, see the User Manager section in Web Applications Help.

NOTE: For security reasons, using View Only button to login to Vista no longer works and displays an error message. Alternatively, it is recommended to login to Diagrams application with Observer access level.

After you log on, the program interface appears.

Ending a session

There are two ways to end a session in a component:

  • Log off if you want to end the current user session but keep the program running, or
  • Exit if you want to close the program completely.

Some components offer both options; some only offer the Exit option.

Logging off

  1. Select File > Logoff.

    A message appears, prompting you to confirm your intention to log off.

  2. Click Yes to log off or No to return to the program.

    If you attempt to log off without saving your work, you are prompted to save your changes. Click Yes to save your changes, No to discard them, or Cancel to return to the program.

After you log off, the component's Logon screen appears.

Exiting

  1. Select File > Exit.

    A message appears, prompting you to confirm your intention to exit the application.

  2. Click Yes to exit or No to return to the program.

    If you attempt to exit without saving your work, the program prompts you to save your changes. Click Yes to save your changes, No to discard them, or Cancel to return to the program.