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Adding Open Area sensors to the Density Dashboard

Emily Tallon
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Once the sensor has been installed, powered, and successfully connected to the network, you are ready to position it on a floorplan and begin streaming device data. 

  1. Sign in to the Density Dashboard. If you have already created your building structures, skip to step 7.
  2. At a high level, Open Area sensors have the following hierarchy options:
    • Campus (optional)
      • Building
        • Floor
          • Spaces*

            *Spaces such as rooms and important assets like desks are created on the floorplan rather than in the hierarchy.

  3. Click the Gear icon in the top right, then click Locations. (Note: You must have admin or owner permissions)
  4. Create your building hierarchy by clicking Add a campus or Add a building (Open Area floorplans require building and floor levels at a minimum).
  5. For each building and floor, add the capacity under General > Meta information for reporting to work properly.
  6. Check the time zone under Operating Hours.
  7. Once you have added in all the information, click Apply Changes.
  8. Go to Open Area. 
  9. Select your building from the drop-down on the top left.
  10. Click the floor > Upload a floorplan (.png).
  11. Zoom in and out of your floorplan using pinch gestures on a trackpad or by clicking cmd + scroll on a mouse (See Keyboard Shortcuts on the bottom center of the page for more shortcuts).
  12. Move to the area of your floorplan to add a sensor and click OA next to Add a Sensor on the top left.
  13. Click the estimated location on the floor plan. 
  14. Drag the sensor to the correct location.
  15. You can use reference points to determine the exact location. Use a fixed point (e.g., a wall, column, or door) and measure the distance from that point to the sensor. Add the reference point and measurements to the floorplan by clicking the ruler icon on the top left and then clicking Add a Ruler. 
  16. Fill in the required fields:
    • Serial number: Found on the box or by using the Setup App. In the app, scan for nearby sensors. Select one from the list, then click Locate in the top right of the app. The sensor that matches that serial number will blink. 
    • Sensor height: Distance from floor to bottom of the sensor.
    • Rotation: The arrow in the sensor’s circle on the floorplan should face the opposite direction as the ethernet cable. Correct rotation is required for data validation.
  17.  Click Done.

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