Managing System Status Information

From the Status page, you can view status information about the Makito FX, such as the operating system uptime, along with information about the hardware and software components. You can also take a system snapshot and reboot the encoder, as well as initiate blinking of the Status LED (to help locate particular encoders in a lab or rack).

The Status page is available to Operator and Guest users as well as Administrators.

To view status information:

1. Click Settings from the sidebar, and select the Status tab. 
   The status page opens, as in the following example:
   

   

   
   The General Status settings are read-only. For details, see Status Settings.
2. To display a snapshot of system information, click Snapshot. For details, see Taking a System Snapshot.

3. To initiate blinking of the status LED, click Locate. On the Device Locator dialog, adjust the time allowed to blink the encoder LEDs and click Start.
   

   

   

   Note

   The blinking can last from 1 minute to 1 hour; the default is 15 minutes.

4. To reboot the encoder, click Reboot. For details, see Rebooting the Encoder.
5. Scroll down (when applicable) to configure User Preferences. For details, see User Preferences. 

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