# Settings

Click the Settings icon.

There are three groups of settings:

- Areas - select lighting control areas and the preset fade time for all presets.

- Presence Detection Settings - links Switch to the computer’s screensaver state, controlling the lights in response to user presence.

- General Settings -

## Areas

Two area lists are displayed:

- Available Areas - these are loaded from the System Manager site map.

- Selected Areas - these are the lighting control areas chosen by the user.

Select areas to control:

1. Drag and drop (max. 4) Available Areas to the Selected Areas list.

2. Click ✓ to finish.

### Area settings

Configure an area:

1. Select an area in the Settings pane to display its presets, channels, and fade time in the collapsible right pane.

2. Select Presets to display for that area.

3. Select Channels to display for that area.

4. Enter the desired Preset Fade Time.

5. Repeat these steps for each area.

6. Click ✓ to finish.

## Presence Detection Settings

| Presence detection must first be enabled for at least one area in System Manager Configuration. Please contact your system administrator to make any required changes (see System Manager Configuration below).

There are three user presence states supported for every area on the floor plan:

- Occupied - Switch client is running and the computer is being used.

- Suspended - Switch client is not active and the windows screensaver is running.

- 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.

Configure Presence Detection:

1. Tick the Presence Detection Enabled checkbox to activate this feature.

2. Select the desired user presence state (Suspended, Unoccupied, or No Change) for each of the following events:

   - When screen saver starts

   - When monitor enters power save

   - When user locks computer

3. Click ✓ to finish.

### System Manager Configuration

Configure Presence Detection Presets:

1. In System Manager Configuration, click the Site Settings button.

2. In Site Settings, click Presence Detection.

3. Select the required area from the list.

4. In the Properties pane on the right, set Presence Detection to Enabled.

5. 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.

6. Repeat these steps for each area that requires presence detection.

## General Settings

The General Settings pane includes the following settings:

- Launch on startup

- Minimize to Taskbar - if disabled, Switch will minimize to the system tray.

- Language

This pane also displays the client and server software versions.