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i-Vu Essentials
IVU-ESS

This course is a great place to start your i-Vu® journey! If you have little or no experience with the Carrier i-Vu system or you’ve never attended a Carrier training course, i-Vu Essentials is for you. In this course, you will work with the i-Vu user interface, create operators and privileges, develop schedules, troubleshoot with alarms and trends, and document using i-Vu’s reporting features. Higher-end topics are also included.

The i-Vu Essentials course has been developed for end users of an i-Vu system to immediately and effectively utilize the essential features of a Building Management System.


duration cost format
2 days $700 Classroom, Online

There are many different skill sets in the life of a field technician — engineering, IT infrastructure, technical support, and computer programming, to name a few. Silver training will prepare field technicians to confidently install, commission, troubleshoot, and edit an i-Vu® system.

For more information on the Carrier Controls Expert Program, please contact your local Carrier Controls sales representative or visit carrier.com/controls-experts.

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to setup complex Carrier networks, troubleshoot networks, and create a secure i-Vu site. Focus is on troubleshooting an i-Vu system by reading a Wireshark capture.

  • Navigate i-Vu 
  • Setup Users and Privileges
  • Create Schedules 
  • Enable Trends 
  • Configure Alarms and Actions 
  • Manage Reports 
  • Read Logic

Training Methods Used

Traditional Classroom: A live instructor will lead up to 12 students (course dependent) in hands-on exercises with minimal lecture in between. Using the situated learning techniques of the Kirkpatrick Model, this methodology fosters a collaborative learning environment where students are positioned to maximize knowledge retention. This course is a 2-day event.

eLearning: A live instructor will lead students using video conferencing and remote access software. The students will have remote access to a training station to complete hands-on tasks, giving them a virtual classroom experience from many miles away. This course is hosted in the same 2-day timeframe and manner as the traditional classroom format.

Students must have the following access and hardware requirements:

  • Internet access 
  • Administrative rights on your PC to install video conferencing and ConnectWise 
  • Audio availability through PC or Phone 
  • Web Camera

To enhance the student experience, we recommend:

  • Additional laptop or desktop (one for Video conferencing Meeting & one for student tasks) 
  • OR additional monitor attached to your PC 
  • Printer 
  • Mouse (tablet touch screen or PC touchpad not recommended)
  • Navigation: i-Vu system architecture • Use a room sensor 
  • Operator Access: Privileges Overview • Create an Operator for yourself • Create operators and assign privileges 
  • Schedules: Review the school year calendar • Create i-Vu schedule groups • Create i-Vu schedules • Edit and delete schedules • Check your work • Run schedule reports 
  • Trends: Create a trend graph • Copy a trend graph • Enabling trending for a point 
  • Alarms: Alarm Summary Tab • Acknowledge and delete alarms • Manage an alarm incident 
  • Global Modify: View or change a single property in multiple programs 
  • Reports: Schedule a report 
  • Logic: Verify a sequence of operations • Edit logic parameters

There are many different skill sets in the life of a field technician — engineering, IT infrastructure, technical support, and computer programming, to name a few. Silver training will prepare field technicians to confidently install, commission, troubleshoot, and edit an i-Vu® system.

For more information on the Carrier Controls Expert Program, please contact your local Carrier Controls sales representative or visit carrier.com/controls-experts.

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to setup complex Carrier networks, troubleshoot networks, and create a secure i-Vu site. Focus is on troubleshooting an i-Vu system by reading a Wireshark capture.

  • Navigate i-Vu 
  • Setup Users and Privileges
  • Create Schedules 
  • Enable Trends 
  • Configure Alarms and Actions 
  • Manage Reports 
  • Read Logic

Training Methods Used

Traditional Classroom: A live instructor will lead up to 12 students (course dependent) in hands-on exercises with minimal lecture in between. Using the situated learning techniques of the Kirkpatrick Model, this methodology fosters a collaborative learning environment where students are positioned to maximize knowledge retention. This course is a 2-day event.

eLearning: A live instructor will lead students using video conferencing and remote access software. The students will have remote access to a training station to complete hands-on tasks, giving them a virtual classroom experience from many miles away. This course is hosted in the same 2-day timeframe and manner as the traditional classroom format.

Students must have the following access and hardware requirements:

  • Internet access 
  • Administrative rights on your PC to install video conferencing and ConnectWise 
  • Audio availability through PC or Phone 
  • Web Camera

To enhance the student experience, we recommend:

  • Additional laptop or desktop (one for Video conferencing Meeting & one for student tasks) 
  • OR additional monitor attached to your PC 
  • Printer 
  • Mouse (tablet touch screen or PC touchpad not recommended)
  • Navigation: i-Vu system architecture • Use a room sensor 
  • Operator Access: Privileges Overview • Create an Operator for yourself • Create operators and assign privileges 
  • Schedules: Review the school year calendar • Create i-Vu schedule groups • Create i-Vu schedules • Edit and delete schedules • Check your work • Run schedule reports 
  • Trends: Create a trend graph • Copy a trend graph • Enabling trending for a point 
  • Alarms: Alarm Summary Tab • Acknowledge and delete alarms • Manage an alarm incident 
  • Global Modify: View or change a single property in multiple programs 
  • Reports: Schedule a report 
  • Logic: Verify a sequence of operations • Edit logic parameters