Difference between revisions of "Scenarios"

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[[Category: Automation]]
 
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[[Image:Scenarios.jpg|thumb|200px|Advanced Scenarios Admin Page]]
 
[[Image:Scenarios.jpg|thumb|200px|Advanced Scenarios Admin Page]]
These pages create your scenarios.  Each scenario is a group of commands, or tasks, that appears on the Orbiter as a button.  The wizard allows you to quickly create scenarios to do the most common tasks.  
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These [[LinuxMCE Admin Website]] pages create your scenarios.  Each scenario is a group of commands, or tasks, that appears on the Orbiter as a button.
  
You may have noticed the left most frame has now changed to give a different set of options.  These are the links to the specific pages regarding the scenarios describe.
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*The '''wizard''' allows you to quickly create scenarios to do the most common tasks.  
  
For example, the lighting scenario wizard shows you all the lights in your home and lets you easily chose settings for each one.  Note that a scenario can do anything you want. If you want to do something more advanced, click on '''[[LinuxMCE Admin Website]]-->Advanced --> Configuration --> Scenarios'''.  Then you can add any sort of actions to your scenarios.  For example, you may be using the wizard to create a lighting scenario called 'Bedtime' that turns off all the lights in the house.  You could then go to the '''[[LinuxMCE Admin Website]]-->Advanced --> Configuration --> Scenarios''' editor and specify that you also want the scenario to set the alarm, and change the status of all users status to "sleeping".
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*'''[[LinuxMCE Admin Website]]-->Advanced --> Configuration --> Scenarios''' displays advance options for configuring the scenarios.
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For example, the "lighting scenario" wizard shows you all the lights in your home and lets you easily chose settings for each one.  A scenario can do anything you want. Any sort of action can be added to your scenario.  For example, use the wizard to create a lighting scenario called 'Bedtime' that turns off all the lights in the house.  Go to the '''[[LinuxMCE Admin Website]]-->Advanced --> Configuration --> Scenarios''' editor to also specify the scenario to set the alarm and change the status of all users to "sleeping".
  
 
Links for more detailed information on Scenarios:
 
Links for more detailed information on Scenarios:
 
* [[What scenarios are created automatically?]]
 
* [[What scenarios are created automatically?]]
 
* [[Tips&Tricks for various scenarios?]]
 
* [[Tips&Tricks for various scenarios?]]

Revision as of 16:56, 21 May 2008

Advanced Scenarios Admin Page

These LinuxMCE Admin Website pages create your scenarios. Each scenario is a group of commands, or tasks, that appears on the Orbiter as a button.

  • The wizard allows you to quickly create scenarios to do the most common tasks.
  • LinuxMCE Admin Website-->Advanced --> Configuration --> Scenarios displays advance options for configuring the scenarios.

For example, the "lighting scenario" wizard shows you all the lights in your home and lets you easily chose settings for each one. A scenario can do anything you want. Any sort of action can be added to your scenario. For example, use the wizard to create a lighting scenario called 'Bedtime' that turns off all the lights in the house. Go to the LinuxMCE Admin Website-->Advanced --> Configuration --> Scenarios editor to also specify the scenario to set the alarm and change the status of all users to "sleeping".

Links for more detailed information on Scenarios: