Creating a New Adapter

Once an adapter component is installed, create an instance of that adapter in Vocera Platform.

For configuration documentation, see the indvidual adapter guides listed in Vocera Adapters in the Vocera Documentation Portal. Each adapter's configuration guide describes the information that must be provided in the configuration fields for that adapter. In addition, the recommended best practice installation steps are provided in each adapter guide.
  1. Select New Adapter in the Adapters page.
    The Create a New Adapter page displays.
  2. In the Create a New Adapter page, you can select an installed adapter component to implement. An option is also provided to upload an adapter bundle to Vocera Platform; see Uploading a Bundle for an explanation of this functionality.
  3. Select an adapter in the Component Name dropdown list to display the configuration fields for that component. The Reference Name field and the Enabled checkbox are common to every adapter, and are described in this table.
    When the component name is selected, additional fields display which are unique to the selected adapter; these configuration options are described in the adapter's configuration guide.
    Feature Description
    Component Name

    Click the Component Name field to display a list of installed adapters. Select the name of the adapter to create on the Vocera Platform.

    The configuration fields specific to the adapter will display below the Enabled checkbox. See the Vocera Adapters documentation for adapter-specific configuration details.

    Reference Name

    Enter a short descriptive name in the Reference Name field to uniquely identify an adapter instance.

    See the Vocera Adapters documentation for adapter-specific configuration details.

    Enabled

    Select the Enabled checkbox to allow the Vocera Platform to use the new adapter. An adapter instance can be created, but it will not be available to Vocera Platform until Enabled is checked in the adapter's configuration settings.

    See the Vocera Adapters documentation for adapter-specific configuration details.