Overview

This article provides general information about the baseline value for devices and the process to configure it.

Process

You can set the baseline values for each device automatically (using a start and end date range) or manually. Or you can use the Default Baseline settings from the System Settings page. You can also set system default baseline values for devices. Device baseline values are used in energy savings calculations for reports.

Before you set to default or manual baseline values for a device, you will want to establish the baseline level of energy use. If you plan to use the system default baseline settings, you will first need to enter those values in the Systems Settings page.

To set the baseline values for devices, follow the steps below:

1. In the Administrator Console, go to the Verdiem menu  and click on Devices.
2. Click any group name to view its devices.
3. To filter the view, click the Search button , and then select the Search, By Policy, By Subnet tab. Select different options in the drop-down filter lists to display the set of devices you want to view.
4. Right-click a device (or a multi-selected set of devices), and then click Edit Device Baseline.
   
   
   • (Recommended option) If you know the start and end dates for the baseline period, click Auto-calculate baseline values from the data collected over time, and then click OK.
   • To manually enter the percentages for the amount of time a system is on, off, or asleep, or a display is on or off, or to enter the average watt draw for an EnergyWise device, click Manually enter baseline values below, and then click OK.
   • To use the default baseline settings, click Use the system default baseline values, then click OK.