Settings
Click the Settings icon.
There are three groups of settings:
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Areas - select lighting control areas and the preset fade time for all presets.
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Presence Detection Settings - links Switch to the computer’s screensaver state, controlling the lights in response to user presence.
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General Settings -
Areas
Two area lists are displayed:
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Available Areas - these are loaded from the System Manager site map.
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Selected Areas - these are the lighting control areas chosen by the user.
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Drag and drop (max. 4) Available Areas to the Selected Areas list.
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Click ✓ to finish.

Area settings
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Select an area in the Settings pane to display its presets, channels, and fade time in the collapsible right pane.
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Select Presets to display for that area.
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Select Channels to display for that area.
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Enter the desired Preset Fade Time.
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Repeat these steps for each area.
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Click ✓ to finish.
Presence Detection Settings
Presence detection must first be enabled for at least one area in ![]() |
There are three user presence states supported for every area on the floor plan:
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Occupied - Switch client is running and the computer is being used.
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Suspended - Switch client is not active and the windows screensaver is running.
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Unoccupied - Switch client is not logged in.
These states trigger the preset scenes defined in System Manager Configuration > Site Settings > Presence Detection.
When no events are triggered, Switch remains in the Occupied state.
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Tick the Presence Detection Enabled checkbox to activate this feature.
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Select the desired user presence state (Suspended, Unoccupied, or No Change) for each of the following events:
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When screen saver starts
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When monitor enters power save
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When user locks computer
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Click ✓ to finish.
System Manager Configuration
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In
System Manager Configuration, click the button.
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In Site Settings, click Presence Detection.
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Select the required area from the list.
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In the Properties pane on the right, set Presence Detection to Enabled.
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Select the presets for the Occupied/Suspended/Unoccupied states (default: High/Low/Off).
If required, preset lighting levels for each area can also be changed in Switch by editing the preset. -
Repeat these steps for each area that requires presence detection.