Managing PI Ping points

The Point Browser opens when you select the PI Ping tool. Use this browser to create new PI Ping points for connected Data Archive servers and interfaces and edit the properties of PI Ping points. See View and edit PI Ping properties.

To select PI Ping points in the Point Browser, select a Data Archive server or PI Interface node and press Alt to select points under a selected interface or server. Or, enter Ctrl- or Shift-click to select multiple points.

You can use the PI Ping tool to add PI Ping interfaces and PI Ping points to the list as needed. See PI Ping interfaces and PI Ping point configuration.

Note: Interfaces added to the Point Browser with the PI Ping tool have a purple icon and configuration information stored on the local machine (See PI Ping interfaces). Interfaces are loaded in the Point Browser only when the same Windows user account is used to run PI SMT. Interfaces managed through the PI Interface Configuration Utility (PI ICU) have a blue icon.