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You may configure the dashboard* in your Room Alert Account to display a map of your devices or a report of sensor data, plus any alerts you’ve bookmarked.
*Only Administrators, Operators and Viewers have a Dashboard in Room Alert Account. For more information, please see the “Types of user roles” section of our FAQ, How To Manage User Access To Your RoomAlert.com Account.
You may view a video demonstration of customizing the dashboard below.
When you log in to your account at RoomAlert.com, the Dashboard tab opens by default. It is divided into 3 sections:
This section automatically displays any alerts that are currently triggered. If there are no triggered alerts, this section will not appear.
This section can hold either the map of your devices or one of your sensor data reports. Note that dashboard reports can display up to 5 days’ worth of data.
This section can hold your bookmarked alerts.
You can also create a public URL for your Dashboard to share with someone who may not have access to your Room Alert Account. For instructions, please see How To Create Public URLs In Your RoomAlert.com Account.
The default dashboard, with triggered alerts, appears below:
Below is a dashboard customized with a report and favorite alerts:
To add a map of your devices to the Map or Report section of your dashboard:
1. Select Customize in the upper right corner to expose the Map/Report menu.
2. Select Map.
3. (Optional) If you need to add locations to your device(s), select Manage Device Locations. You’ll be taken to the Map tab, where you can enter locations for your Room Alert devices or Axis cameras. This FAQ shows you how: How To Plot Your Devices On The Map In Your RoomAlert.com Account (VIDEO).
4. Finally, select Apply.
5. The map of your devices will now appear in your dashboard.
To add a sensor report to the Map or Report section:
1. Select Customize in the upper right corner to expose the Map/Report menu.
2. Select Report.
3. Select the drop-down menu and choose an existing report. Here we’ve chosen our report, Data Center Temperature & Humidity.
Optional: You may select Manage Reports from the drop-down menu to create a new report.
4. Finally, select Apply.
5. Your report will now appear in your dashboard.
To add an existing alert to your dashboard:
1. Select Alerts in the navigation bar to the left to open your list of alerts.
2. In your Alert List, select the star icon in any alert to pin it to the dashboard.
3. Starred alerts will now appear in your dashboard.
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| Room Alert 32S | Room Alert 32E |
| Room Alert 12S | Room Alert 12E |
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| Current S models | Current E models |
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| Room Alert 32S | Room Alert 32E |
| Room Alert 12S | Room Alert 12E |
| Room Alert 3S | Room Alert 4E |
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