Configuring connection schedules

You can schedule the times when the server connects to a site or Ethernet device.

Adding a connection schedule

Click the Connection Schedules icon, right-click the display window, then select New > Connection Schedule to open the Scheduled Site Connection dialog.

The following sections describe the available tabs and how to configure them.

General Settings tab

On the General Settings tab:

  • Type the name of your connection schedule (for example “Daily Reading”) in the Name field.
  • Type a description of the connection schedule, if required.
  • Select Enabled if you want to enable the schedule.
  • Select the date from which the schedule is valid.
Sites tab

On the Sites tab:

  • Click the box beside the sites and devices to select those that you want to include in the connection schedule. A check mark appears beside an item to indicate that it is included in the connection schedule.
  • Set your Site Connection Settings. To enter the minimum and maximum time to stay connected, type the time in the fields or use the arrows to change the time.
  • Set the Connection Priority. The higher the number, the greater the priority given to that schedule if there are concurrent connection requests.
Schedule tab

On the Schedule tab:

  • Set up the date schedule for the connection (the default is Daily). Schedule options vary depending on the type of schedule selected.
    • Daily: Occurs every day.
    • Weekly: Occurs on the selected day at the specified frequency (in number of weeks) and stays active for the specified duration. For example, if you set Frequency to 2, Day of week to Sunday and Active Duration to 2, the connection occurs every second Sunday and stays active for two days.
    • Monthly - Day of Week: Occurs at the specified frequency (in months), in the week and on the day specified and for the specified duration. For example, if you set Frequency to 3, Day of Month to 2nd and Sunday, and Duration to 1, the connection occurs every third month on the second Sunday and stays active for 1 day.
    • Monthly - Day of Month: Occurs at the specified frequency (in months), on the specified date of the month, and for the duration specified. For example, if you set Frequency to 2, Day of Month to 15th and Duration to 2, the connection occurs on the fifteenth day of every second month and stays active for 2 days.
  • Set up the time period for the connection to occur by setting a start and an end time. In the Start Time and End Time fields, type the time or use the arrows to change the time.

If you configure a full-day (i.e., 24-hour) daily schedule, you need to allow enough time between the end time and the start of the next connection to avoid connection problems. For example, to add a 2-minute gap to a 24-hour schedule, set the Start Time to 0:00:00 and the EndTime to 23:58:00.