Using Display Modes

Use display modes to select how to view devices in Live View. You can choose from five different display modes.

Select a Display Mode

To select a display mode:

  1. Follow steps 1 through 3 in Starting a View from the Starting a Live View Session section.
  2. Choose one of the following display modes.

Map

The Map display mode shows devices displayed on a map only and maximizes the space given to the map.

The Map display mode

List

The List display mode shows devices in a list. This display mode is useful for indoor devices where location information is not available.

The List display mode

Note: The List display mode is useful when you have indoor devices that are not integrated with SOTI XSight’s Indoor Location capabilities (see Using Indoor Location). It is also useful for devices that are outdoors, but cannot report their location, for example, devices in an underground facility where GPS does not work.

Table

The Table display mode shows a current snapshot of device information. Select the Show Table button.

Table display mode - select show table

The Device Snapshot Table view displays.

Table display mode

Note: Populating the device snapshot table in real time can take 10 seconds or more to gather data from all devices.
In the Device Snapshot Table view, select Refresh Table to update the snapshot of device information, or select Hide Table to hide the table.

Refresh or Hide the table

Map and Table

The Map and Table display mode is a hybrid display mode that combines Map and Table display modes.

Map and Table display mode

Note: Adjust the size of the top and bottom parts of the Map and Table hybrid display mode by dragging the horizontal slider bar up or down.

List and Table

The List and Table display mode is a hybrid display mode that combines List and Table display modes.

List and Table display mode

Note: Adjust the size of the top and bottom parts of the List and Table hybrid display mode by dragging the horizontal slider bar up or down.