Create a Storage Unit

Creating a Storage Unit adds a record for one refrigerator, freezer, or other piece of storage you want to monitor. Create the Storage Unit before a Monitor is installed, because the installer assigns the Monitor to an existing Storage Unit during installation.

Before you begin

• You are signed in with a role that can manage Storage Units: Administrator or System Manager in Temperature Monitoring, or Company Settings Administrator in Company Settings.
• Smart Location is set up, so the room you assign the Storage Unit to exists.
• The Storage Unit Type you need already exists. See Create Storage Unit Types.

Steps

1. From the Kontakt.io Launchpad, open Temperature Monitoring.
2. Select Monitoring, then open the Storage Units tab.
3. Select Actions > Create new.
4. Choose the Storage Unit Type. The read-only Associated Apps list shows which Kio Solution apps the type belongs to.
5. Enter a unique External ID, up to 35 characters. This is the system's match key for the unit, including for CSV import, and it cannot duplicate an existing one.
6. Enter a Name that staff will recognize; up to 35 characters allowed.
7. Set the Location by choosing the campus, building, and floor.
8. Choose the room from Assign Room. The list shows the rooms on the selected floor. The unit's department is derived from the room you assign.
9. Optionally, choose a Manufacturer, then a Model, and enter a Serial number. Model is required if you set a Manufacturer.
10. Select Create.

Result

The Storage Unit appears in Temperature Monitoring with the status Threshold setup required. Next, from the Kio Setup Manager mobile app install a Monitor and assign it to this Storage Unit and a Threshold Setting.