Add Equipment

Add Equipment


Aim: To activate an Equipment or Process to facilitate its selection when a logger is being configured for monitoring.
Don't forget to first set up the Equipment Group to which you'll be linking the Equipment of Process.

Access Site Administration



  1. Click on on Administration.
  2. Select Site Administration. 

Assign the Equipment or Process to a Site



  1. Select the  Site from the site hierarchy.
  2. Click on the Equipment tab.
  3. Click on +New Equipment.

Record Equipment or Process details

The New Equipment view is presented.


  1. Equipment Name - Choose a name that is familiar in your environment.
  2. Status - To activate a New Equipment, choose "Active". 
  3. Equipment Group - Select from the drop-down list. These are the active Equipment Groups set up for this Site.
  4. Make - Optional field. Handy if you want to compare equipment makes.
  5. Model - Optional field. May be required for asset management.
  6. Serial No. - Optional field. May be required for asset management.
  7. Click Save. You are presented with a summary of  the Equipment details.

  1. If the details are correct, click on the back arrow (orange icon on the left above the blue bar) to go back to Site Administration.


    You will notice that the new Equipment is added to the list for the Site.
    For quick reference, notice that the icon next to the named equipment is green when the Equipment is"active" and grey when it is "inactive".

    All done!




      • Related Articles

      • Update Equipment details

        Aim: To ensure the Equipment details are kept up to date. Access Site Administration Click on on Administration. Select Site Administration.  Change Equipment details Select the Site from the site hierarchy. Click on the Equipment tab. Click on View ...

      • Create a New Equipment or Activity Group

        This requires that your Master Site or Subsidiary Site has already been setup 1. Click on on Administration. 2. Select Site Administration. 3. Select a Master Site or Subsidiary Site from the site hierarchy 4. Click on the Equipment Group tab 5. ...

      • Update an Equipment or Activity Group

        Aim: To update the name or status of a distinct equipment or activity group. Access Site Administration Click on on Administration. Select Site Administration. Only Account Administrators and Site Administrators are able to access the Administration ...

      • Record Equipment or Activity Group rules

        Aim: To update the rules of a distinct group of equipment or activities to ensure these reflect your monitoring needs. Go to Site Administration Click on on Administration. Select Site Administration. Only Account Administrators and Site ...

      • Overview of the BrightSentinel system

        The BrightSentinel temperature monitoring service is designed to simplify your temperature measurement collection and monitoring activities. Think of the BrightSentinel Cloud as the “brains” of the system; enabling you to manage the following: Sites ...