The Navigator provides you with an easy way to organise your devices in a tree-like structure, making them easier to browse and select. This allows you to easily locate and access a specific device on the VPN network.
Please note regarding the permissions!
The structure can only be set up by users with the Account-Admin role who are marked as Contact Partner. However, users with the roles Read-Only or Account-Admin that are not marked as Contact Partner can use the structure to search for and access devices.
No automatic setup of the navigator!
The navigator is an additional structure tree in which devices created in icom Connectivity Suite - VPN can be displayed. It must be set up manually and will not be automatically populated when additional devices are created in icom Connectivity Suite - VPN.
No influence on communication rule groups!
Devices added together under a node in the navigator do NOT form groups for shared communication rules.
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The tree consists of free text nodes and devices that have been added to the device list. It is possible to define multiple structure levels and add routers and third-party devices (PCs) underneath them. You can use standards such as ISA-95 Part 2 and IEC 62264 for the hierarchical organisation of your devices, or flexibly build your own structure that meets your operational requirements.
The following restrictions apply:
max. of 100 parent nodes; a parent node is a node with child nodes
the name of a node is limited to 25 characters
max. 5 levels deep; e. G. L1 (Enterprise) → L2 (Site) → L3 (Area) → L4 (Line) → L5 (Machine) → L6 (Device)
a device can be added at any level under a node
a device must have exactly one parent node; this is displayed in the tree structure and as a device card
nodes without devices do not display device cards; the selection shows an empty device card list
it is not possible to move or re-arrange nodes in the Navigator; they are sorted in the order of creation
The following controls are available for navigation and building the structure:
Expand All: expands the entire structure tree; all structure levels and devices are displayed
Collapse All: collapses the entire structure tree; only the top level of the structure is displayed
Add Root-Level/Devices: adds another structure level or a device below the selected (highlighted) structure level
Remove Level: removes the selected (highlighted) structure level
Cancel: discards all unsaved changes to the structure tree
Save: saves all changes to the structure tree that have not yet been saved
If a string is entered in the Navigator / Search bar at the top, only structure levels and devices are displayed whose text fields contain the search string entered.
Setting up the structure
The structure is easily created by adding nodes and devices. To do this, proceed as follows:
Click to add the first structure level or select a structure level and then click to add a structure level below it; if no structure level is selected, the new level will be added at the top level.
In the Add level/devices field, enter the name of the level to be added and/or select the device to be added from the Device drop-down list. After selecting a device, you can select additional devices to add or delete selected devices with .
If no Name is entered, only the selected devices will be added under the structure level..
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Click on CONFIRM to add the structure level and/or devices.
Add further structure levels and/or devices until your structure is complete.
Click on to save the changes to the structure level.
Don’t forget to save!
If you leave the page, refresh it, or are logged out of icom Connectivity Suite - VPN due to prolonged inactivity without first saving your changes by clicking , they will be lost.
Navigating the structure
The structure tree contains all devices previously added to the Navigator and allows you to easily search for the desired device.
Expand all structure levels with a single click on or click on in a level to expand it, then navigate to a device or click on and search for the device by entering a search string.
All devices that match the search criteria or are located under the selected node are displayed in the right-hand area with their most important properties in a device card.
A click on allows to enter descriptive text regarding this device in the Notes field.Click on the device to view its detailed device information.
Further options in the Navigator!
Hold down the Shift key and click on a node to expand or collapse all structure levels below that node.
Select a node and press Enter to edit the node name.
Hold down the Ctrl key and select multiple nodes to display their device cards.
Press the Esc key to deselect everything.
Pinning devices in the Navigator!
By clicking on the pin icon at the top left in the device card, you can pin individual devices in the navigator so that they are always displayed, even if they are not currently selected for display. After clicking on the pin icon again, the device will only appear if it is selected for display.