{"id":12359,"date":"2018-10-31T12:36:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T16:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=12359"},"modified":"2025-01-06T12:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:54:50","slug":"how-to-replace-an-old-room-alert-with-a-new-room-alert-at-the-same-ip-address-in-device-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/12359\/how-to-replace-an-old-room-alert-with-a-new-room-alert-at-the-same-ip-address-in-device-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Replace An Old Room Alert With A New Room Alert At The Same IP Address In Device ManageR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Follow the steps in this FAQ to address the following situation:<\/p>\n

1. You have replaced one Room Alert unit with another.<\/p>\n

2. You have assigned the new Room Alert the same IP address as the old Room Alert.<\/p>\n

3. You want the existing Device ManageR alerts for the old Room Alert to point to the new Room Alert.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Step 1: Restart the Device ManageR Service.<\/div>
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First, restart the Device ManageR service. This FAQ shows you how:\u00a0How To Stop, Start And Restart The Device ManageR Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When the program restarts, it will rediscover all of your devices, including the new one.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/span>Step 2: Re-point the Actions and Alerts for the old Room Alert to the new Room Alert.<\/div>
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1. Open Device ManageR in your web browser. You may open it by entering \u2018localhost:8080\u2019 or \u2018<IP address of host system>:8080\u2019 in your browser\u2019s address bar.<\/p>\n

2. Select Alerts \/ Tasks<\/strong> in the navigation bar to the left of your screen.<\/p>\n

3. Then re-point the Actions and Alerts to the new device by following the instructions below:<\/p>\n

Re-point any Actions.<\/span>Re-point the Alerts.<\/span><\/div>
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Most Actions don’t point to a specific device, but some do, such as toggling a Light Tower or Relay. If you have any Actions that point to the old Room Alert, you may point them to the new Room Alert with the following steps.<\/p>\n

1. In the Alerts \/ Tasks<\/em> menu, select Actions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2. Remove the check mark next to the Action to disable it.<\/p>\n

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3. Highlight the Action by clicking on it once and then select Edit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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4. Notice that in the Edit Existing Action<\/em> window:<\/p>\n

– The Device<\/em> drop-down menu reads\u00a0Choose A Discovered Device<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

– The Toggle the <\/em>fields contain your original choices, but are grayed out.<\/p>\n

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5. Select your new Room Alert in the Device<\/em> drop-down menu.<\/p>\n

6. Once you do that, the Toggle the<\/em> fields become enabled again and contain your original choices.<\/p>\n

7. Select Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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8. In the Actions<\/em> list, re-enable the Action by putting the check mark back in to the box.<\/p>\n

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Next, re-point your Alerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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All Alerts point to a specific device. If you have any Alerts that point to the old Room Alert, you may point them to the new Room Alert with the following steps.<\/p>\n

1. In the\u00a0Alerts \/ Tasks<\/em>\u00a0menu, select\u00a0Alerts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2. Remove the check mark next to the Alert to disable it.<\/p>\n

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3. Highlight the Alert by clicking on it once and then select\u00a0Edit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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4. Notice that in the\u00a0Edit Existing Alert<\/em>\u00a0window:<\/p>\n

\u2013 The\u00a0Device<\/em>\u00a0drop-down menu reads\u00a0Choose A Discovered Device<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The\u00a0Alarm when the sensor reading for\u00a0<\/em>fields are grayed out.<\/p>\n

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5. Select your new Room Alert in the\u00a0Device<\/em>\u00a0drop-down menu.<\/p>\n

6. Once you do that, the Alarm when the sensor reading for\u00a0<\/em>fields\u00a0become enabled again and contain your original choices.<\/p>\n

7. Select\u00a0Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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8. In the\u00a0Alerts<\/em>\u00a0list, re-enable the Alert by putting the check mark back in to the box.<\/p>\n

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Follow the steps in this FAQ to address the following situation: 1. You have replaced one Room Alert unit with another. 2. You have assigned the new Room Alert the same IP address as the old Room Alert. 3. You want the existing Device ManageR alerts for the old Room Alert to point to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n