User guide

Chapter 7: Using the Command Line Interface
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config:# sensor externalsensor <n> <sensor type> upperWarning <option>
Variables:
 <n> is the ID number of the environmental sensor that you want to
configure. The number is assigned and shown on the Dominion PX
web interface. It is an integer between 1 and 16.
 <sensor type> is one of these sensor types: temperature or humidity.
Note: If the specified sensor type does not match the type of the
specified environmental sensor, this error message appears:
"Specified sensor type 'XXX' does not match the sensor's type
(<sensortype>)," where XXX is the specified sensor type, and
<sensortype> is the correct sensor type.
 <option> is one of the options: enable, disable or a numeric value.
Option Description
enable Enables the upper warning threshold for the
specified environmental sensor.
disable Disables the upper warning threshold for the
specified environmental sensor.
A numeric value Sets a value for the upper warning threshold of the
specified environmental sensor without enabling or
disabling the threshold.
Example
The following command enables the Upper Warning threshold of the
environmental "temperature" sensor with the ID number 4.
config:# sensor externalsensor 4 temperature upperWarning enable
Setting the Sensor's Lower Critical Threshold
This command syntax configures the Lower Critical threshold of a numeric
environmental sensor.