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title: "Device Settings"
slug: "device-settings-1"
updated: 2025-12-17T18:01:30Z
published: 2025-12-17T18:01:30Z
canonical: "document360.traceablelive.com/device-settings-1"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Device Settings

## Device Settings

The Settings View allows you to enter and maintain the settings for your TraceableLIVE® Datalogger.

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## Changing Device Settings

From here you can modify the following device features:

- **Serial No** - Displays the device unique serial number.
- **Device Name** - Enter a unique name to identify the device.
- **Description** - Enter an optional description for the device.
- **Location** - Select the Location of the device from the **Locations Turndown**. See [Location](/docs/device-settings-1#URL) for adding and maintaining Locations.

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- **Time Zone** - Use this dropdown the select the timezone the device is in.

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- **Channel Alias** - Give a descriptive name to each of the device's channels.
- **Low Alarms** - Enter the low alarm value. If the reading drops below this value you'll get a notification.
- **Hig Alarms** - Enter the high alarm value. If the reading goes above this value you'll get a notification.
- **Logging Interval** - Use this dropdown to set how often the device posts it readings to the cloud.

Note

Smaller interval times can impact the devices battery life.

When you are finished making changes, tap the **Update** button.

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## Confirming Changes to Alarm Thresholds

If any Low Alarm or High Alarm value is modified, a confirmation window appears. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/dfe4b53c-b7e1-4f35-a0d5-71d402b5aa27/Images/Documentation/image(143).png)

This window will display:

- The **Channel Name**
- The **Old Min (Low Alarm) value**
- The **New Min value**
- The **Old Max (High Alarm) value**
- The **New Max value**

To **proceed**, do the following:

1. Review the **old** and **new** values shown for accuracy.
2. Enter a mandatory **Reason for Change** describing why the alarm range is being updated.
3. Select **Save Changes** to confirm and apply the new alarm settings.
4. Select **Cancel** if you do not want to proceed with the modification.

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## Viewing Alarm Change History

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/dfe4b53c-b7e1-4f35-a0d5-71d402b5aa27/Images/Documentation/image(144).png)

You may view the historical changes made to any channel’s Low or High Alarm settings. To do this:

1. Select **View Alarm History**.

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/dfe4b53c-b7e1-4f35-a0d5-71d402b5aa27/Images/Documentation/image(145).png)

1. A table will appear showing all previously modified alarm ranges for each channel, including:
  - Channel Name
  - Old Min Alarm
  - New Min Alarm
  - Old Max Alarm
  - New Max Alarm
  - Unit of Measure
  - Modified By / Modified At
  - Reason for Change

To view the full reason text, select the corresponding **view** icon in the **Reason** column. A separate pop-up will display the complete entered reason.

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/dfe4b53c-b7e1-4f35-a0d5-71d402b5aa27/Images/Documentation/image(146).png)

Select **Close** to return to the history list or to exit the history view.

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## Notifications

You can adjust your notification preferences from the **Device Settings** view. Select the **Users** tab and you’ll see the list of users associated with the device.

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As an **Admin**, you can add users (either **Admin** or **Normal User**) so they can also receive notifications from the device.

To add a user:

- Select a user from the **Account Users** dropdown list.
- Click the **Add** button to include them in the device.
- Select the notification channels you’d like to use (**Email** / **Push** / **SMS**).
- Click **Save** to confirm the changes.

Note

Any **alert** or **alarm** notification from the device will only be sent to **users** listed under the Users tab.

## Notification Preferences

Click the notification **bell icon** next to a user to open the **Notification Preferences** window. From here, you can select the events you’d like to receive alerts for, such as:

- **Alarm Ack** – When an alarm is acknowledged
- **Max Alarm Out / Min Alarm Out** – When readings go outside the defined limits.
- **Max Alarm In / Min Alarm In** – When readings return within the defined limits.
- **Clear Min/Max / Device Checked** – When alarms are cleared or the device is checked.
- **Low Battery** – When the device battery is running low.
- **Lost Connectivity** – When the device loses network connection.
- **Connectivity Restored** – When the device reconnects.
- **Setting Changed** – When device settings are updated.

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/dfe4b53c-b7e1-4f35-a0d5-71d402b5aa27/Images/Documentation/image%28123%29.png)

The **Max Alarm Out** and **Min Alarm Out** notifications **cannot be disabled**. These are critical alarms required for compliance and monitoring purposes.

To update your preferences:

- Click the **bell icon** next to the user.
- In the **Notification Preferences** window, **check** the events you want to be notified about, or **uncheck** the ones you don’t.
- Click **Submit** to confirm your choices.
- Click **Save** to apply the changes.

Important

Only the events you select will generate notifications, and they will be delivered through the channels you enable (**Email**, **Push**, **SMS**).

## Remove a User:

- To remove a user from the notification list, click the Trash Bin icon next to the user's name.

## Related

- [Device View](/device-view-1.md)
- [Device History View](/device-history-view-1.md)
- [Device Summary View](/device-summary-view-1.md)