Central Management Console is an intuitive system for accessing and managing local and distributed devices (known as nodes) deployed in any organisation. Not only is CMC ideal for management of installed plettac products but also as an integrator of other products supplied by third part vendors. Due to CMC’s configurable nature, any visual representation of your estate can be shown on screen allowing intuitive and easy navigation.

CMC’s functionality allows the user to:

 Launch chosen applications with automated data assignment
 Customise the user interface
 Drill down device hierarchy
 Navigate picture representation of your estate
 Add/Remove/Edit devices
 Execute default applications on a per device basis
 Perform real-time device status enquiry

Typical Main Screen

The Central Management Console is a fully configurable interface for devices deployed in any organisation. When the application is first installed, the supervisor user has the opportunity to begin tailoring their system for their needs. To start, a picture background can be added to represent the first stage of a hierarchy (if that is the device structure design choice). To follow, additional hierarchy layers can be added with their own backgrounds or device icons may be placed directly on the first image surface to represent the devices deployed.

Devices and hierarchy layers can be added at any time and during use (if in supervisor mode) and so the configuration of the system can be grown over time while remaining active in its role. Large or small images may be used to tailor the system either from the image pack provided as part of the installation or supplied from other sources.

Versatile Image Support

This versatile use of images allows CMC to become an integrated part of the organisation into which it is installed. For example, devices such as CCTV cameras may be represented as icons on the actual floor plans of the installed building or rack based PC’s may be represented as icons on a photograph of the actual rack in which they reside.

To aid navigation around CMC’s screen, pan and zoom functionality is available to help with screens that may contain many devices. Device icon positioning is kept in proportion to the original placement to keep relative positions correct. Device icon settings can be edited in any zoom ratio allowing fine adjustment to placing to be made.

Configurable Interface

Although CMC is designed to configure in an easy and logical manner, plettac are able to provide a service where an experienced commissioning engineer will guide users in their required set-up. Our engineers are not only trained IT professionals but also have extensive experience in supplying custom graphics as specified by the customer. plettac can also provide training to vendors who wish to provide a commissioning service when deploying CMC.