9 Initial configuration
Topics Covered in this Chapter
▪ Selecting a preferred language
▪ Entering the site name
▪ Setting the date, time, and units parameters
▪ Entering local area network settings
▪ Naming the detected Expansion Boxes and plug-in modules
▪ Detecting, adding, duplicating, deleting plug-in modules and expansion boxes
▪ Viewing module statistics
Selecting a preferred language
Once the EDGE Main Controller is connected and the Power is turned on, you need to select the lan-
guage you would like to see displayed on the screen. You can choose between English, Spanish, French,
Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese.
1. Press on the language of your choice and then press on the Begin button to go to the next step.
2. At any time when navigating through the user interface, press on the change language icon to select
the two letters corresponding to the language of your choice.
Entering the site name
Entering the site name and the controller name allows you to differentiate quickly between your sites.
1. Select the System Icon followed by Site Configuration in the drop menu.
2. Select the type of site from the drop down menu: Poultry, Swine, or Dairy.
3. Enter the site name, and then the controller name.
4. Select if you want to add a PIN number for local access.
Check the checkbox if you want to raise an alarm on communication loss with Expansion Box.
Check the checkbox if you want to trigger main alarm relay on communication loss with Expansion
Box.
Check the checkbox if you want to trigger main alarm relay on sidewall inlets open circuit and power
loss.
Setting the date, time, and units parameters
1. Press on the System icon following by Time and Units in the drop menu.
2. Set the following parameters:
Date format — Select the format you would like the date to be displayed in on screen
Current date — Enter the current date
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