8RoomWizard | SYSTEM MANAGER MANUAL
ROOMWIZARD GROUPS
RoomWizards in a group collaborate or federate to provide a system-
wide view. Creating RoomWizard groups simplies conguration and
dramatically reduces the time needed to implement room changes or
rmware updates.
Creating groups of RoomWizards enables these
specic functions:
• System managers can simultaneously apply conguration options
to each RoomWizard in a group.
• System managers can congure groups strategically to maximize
access to certain rooms, limit access to specic rooms; or to direct
the use of certain rooms for specic uses, based on how rooms are
grouped and linked.
• Users can view existing reservations in GroupView, a reservation
page that shows the timelines for all group members. GroupView
allows users to compare the daily schedules of all the rooms at a
glance.
• Users can look for an existing reservation or for a suitable meeting
room using the RoomWizard “Find” function, which searches
across all RoomWizards in the group.
Grouping is a powerful strategy for designing a RoomWizard system.
LINKS BETWEEN GROUPS
Since groups should include no more than 20 RoomWizards, you
can link groups to allow you to expand the system.
There is no limit to the number of group links. Ten links could
enable you to build a system of up to 200 RoomWizards. System
managers have the option to include or exclude links to other
groups, in essence controlling access to certain meeting rooms.
See “Designing a RoomWizard System” at www.steelcase.com/
roomwizard.
LINKING MULTIPLE NETWORKS
RoomWizards are part of a network, and their accessibility is
controlled by who can access that network. Firewalls, routers, and
gateways (network building blocks) can be used to interconnect
networks or restrict the trafc between them.