Axion Radar gives you a live view of every projector, LED wall, or display in your fleet – from a single screen open in your browser, no matter where the hardware actually is. This guide walks through the basics: logging in, finding a device, checking its health, and setting up your first alert.
1. Connect Your Radar Node
- Check to make sure all hardware is included and available for your installation.
- Read the “What’s included?” Guide before continuing.
- Before powering on the Radar Node, connect the included RS232 Cable to your display or projector’s RS232 port marked “RS232” first.
- Use the screw threads on the RS232 Cable to secure a proper physical connection.
- To prevent the cable and connection from getting loose.
- Securely mount the Radar Node in the vicinity of the target device.
- Either use the provided mounting holes and screws (not included) or zip-ties (not included) or,
- Place it where it cannot fall or be moved (at own risk).
- Insert the USB-A plug of the RS232 Cable into any of the available USB-A ports of the Radar Node.
- Connect an optional USB-A Webcam to the Radar Node and position the camera in line with the lens and projected surface.
- Connect the optional USB-A Ambient Temperature and Humidity Sensor to the Radar Node.
- Mount the Sensor away from the exhaust of the projector or potential hotspots or external weather influences, that might affect a false reading.
- Use the included mount to secure the sensor at the desired location.
- Connect a USB-C Cable and power supply (not included) to the USB-C port on the Radar Node.
- Preferred to connect it to a continuous power supply instead of a USB-A port on the targeted device itself.
- This will prevent the Radar Node from operating and controlling the target device.
- The device will power on, indicated with a blinking light and wait a few minutes for it to boot up.
- Follow Up with the “Connect Your Radar Node to Wifi” guide.
2. Logging In
- Go to the Radar dashboard URL provided by your installer or account manager.
- Enter the email and password you were given. If this is your first time signing in, you may be asked to set up two-factor authentication – follow the on-screen steps with your authenticator app.
- Once signed in, you’ll land on the page: a summary of your whole fleet’s status at a glance.
If you don’t have login details yet, contact the system integrator who installed your Radar Nodes, or reach out to Axion Displays support.
3. Finding Your Way Around
The left-hand menu is your main navigation. Depending on your account’s role, you may see some or all of these:
| Section | What it’s for |
|---|---|
| A dashboard of custom widgets you build yourself – live readings, mini graphs, quick device status. | |
| A table of every device you manage: online/offline status, product status, thermal load, humidity, and quick actions. | |
| Rules that watch your devices and notify you (or take action) when something needs attention. | |
| Add, edit, or reassign devices and clients. | |
| A running history of everything that’s happened across your fleet. |
Click any device name throughout the dashboard to jump to its page – a deep-dive view of that one unit’s live telemetry, history, and controls.
4. Checking Your Fleet’s Status
Open to see every device at once. Each row shows:
- Node – whether the Radar Node itself (the small computer attached to your display) is online and reporting in.
- Product – whether the actual projector or display is confirmed on, in standby, or hasn’t reported any data yet.
- Thermal Load and Humidity – live environmental readings, where available.
- Webcam – a live still image from an attached camera, if one is installed.
Use the search box and client filter at the top to narrow a long list down to a specific site, room, or customer.
5. Digging Into One Device
Click on any device to open its page. Here you’ll find:
- Live readings for temperature, fan speed, power draw, and other metrics – updating in real time.
- Historical graphs – switch between Live, Day, Week, and Month to see trends over time.
- Remote controls – send Power On, Power Off, Mute, or a custom command directly to the device (if your account has permission).
- Fault history – a log of anything that’s gone wrong on this specific unit.
You can add your own custom widgets to this page too – click Add Widget to pin a graph, gauge, or status tile for exactly the metric you care about most.
6. Setting Up Your First Alert
Alerts let Radar watch a metric for you and notify you the moment something crosses a threshold – instead of you having to check the dashboard yourself.
- Go to .
- Click Create New Rule.
- Choose what to watch (a single metric, like temperature, or a Metric Group if you want one rule to cover several related readings at once).
- Set the condition (for example, “greater than 90”) and how severe it should be logged as.
- Choose what happens when it fires: log it, send an email, or trigger a remote action like powering the device off.
- Save the rule – it’s active immediately.
You can scope a rule to your entire fleet, a specific client, a single device, or every device of a certain type or model.
7. Getting Help
- Hover over any icon or button in the dashboard for a tooltip explaining what it does.
- Check first if something looks wrong – most issues leave a trace there.
- For anything else, contact your system integrator or Axion Displays support.
This guide covers the basics to get you moving. Radar has plenty more under the hood – Automation Schedules, custom Metric Groups, protocol management, and more – best explored once you’re comfortable with the fundamentals above.