This quick start guide takes you through using LITHIUM|Web to install a license key for your LITHIUM|Core deployment and configuring a site and device to be monitored. This document assumes you have performed all steps in the LITHIUM|Core Install Guide for your host platform and the Initial Configuration guide.

After completing the installation and Initial Configuration of Core, you can proceed to adding a site to LITHIUM|Core. This will be followed by adding devices to monitor. This document assumes you have completed the installation and initial configuration of your LITHIUM|Core deployment . 

Further document regarding the operation and maintenance of LITHIUM|Core, LITHIUM|Web and LITHIUM|Console can be found in their respective documentation sections.

Open LITHIUM|Web Start Page

In your web browser, open the URL for your installation of LITHIUM|Web, or click on the 'Home' link in the top Navigation Menu

http://<lithium server>/lithium

You may be prompted for authentication; the authentication credentials supplied for the Admin Username and Password during the Initial Configuration section can be used here.

Once authenticated the start page for LITHIUM|Web will be shown

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Add New Site

LITHIUM|Core arranges monitored devices into a hierarchy of Customer, Site and Device. Before adding devices to monitor, a customer must be configured (during the Initial Configuration) and a site must be added for the devices to be configured under.

Click on the 'Sites' link in the top or left-hand-side Navigation Menu to display the site list.  The site list page will be displayed as shown below.

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Click on the 'Add New Site' link below the site list. The site add form will be displayed as shown below.

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Enter the required site information fields. Below is an explanation of the critical fields

 

Site Name

A short string (typically an acronym) that uniquely identifies the site. (E.g nthsyd)

Site Description

A longer string that describes the site. (E.g North Sydney Office)

Click on 'Submit' to add the new site. After the site is added, the confirmation form will be displayed as shown below.

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After the site has been added you can browse to the site by clicking on the site's name in the left-hand-side Navigation Menu or view the site list by clicking on 'Sites' in either the top or left-hand-side Navigation Menu.