The PXE can monitor the environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, where environmental sensors are placed. If an actuator is connected to the PXE, you can use it to control a system or mechanism.
The PXE should automatically manage the detected sensors and actuators. Verify whether detected sensors and actuators are managed. If not, have them managed. See Managing Environmental Sensors or Actuators.
If the connected sensor is a Raritan contact closure sensor, specify an appropriate sensor type.
Mark the sensor or actuator's physical location on the rack or in the room.
For a numeric sensor, configure the sensor's threshold, hysteresis and assertion timeout settings.
Note: Numeric sensors show both numeric readings and sensor states to indicate environmental or internal conditions while discrete (on/off) sensors show sensor states only to indicate state changes. Only numeric sensors have the threshold settings. As for actuators, they are used to control a device or system so they show state changes only.