How to Add a Data Provider

This step-by-step guide describes how to add a data provider to the system, which will deliver data to weather station inputs.

Data from a provider is automatically associated with the appropriate Weather Stations by the station's MAC Address. See How to Add a Weather Station for more information on how to set the MAC Address for a station.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Under the Farm Manager menu select Data Providers.
  2. Click Add Data Provider.
  3. Enter the Data Provider Label.
  4. Select the Data Provider Type.

    The Data Provider Type Details section will change depending on the provider type.
  5. Enter the required information in the Data Provider Type Details section. This should be available from your provider.
  6. Confirm that the information is correct by clicking Test Connection. A message will appear stating whether the connection was successful.
  7. Click Save.