Adding devices to PME

NOTE: Device licenses are required for all devices connected to PME. The PME trial license includes an unlimited device license for the first 90 days. You must activate valid purchased licenses within 90 days, otherwise some software functionality is disabled.

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LOSS of communication

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Activate product and component licenses prior to the expiry of the trial license.

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Activate sufficient licenses for the servers and devices in your system.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in loss of data.

Use Management Console or Device Manager in PME to add, remove or configure system components, such as Ethernet or serial metering devices, in your system.

NOTE: Run Management Console as Administrator user. To do this, right-click the Management Console program icon and select Run as administrator from the context menu. If you do not run it as Administrator, then certain tools such as Update EWS Server are not functional.

NOTE: Access to this application or function is controlled by user privileges. See Default User Access Level Privileges and Customizing Access Level Privileges for details.

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Network inoperability

Do not make unauthorized changes in the network configuration.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in an unstable or unusable network.

See Setting up your network in Management Console or Device Manager for details on how to add devices.